A Colorado private occupational school files a surety bond (or equivalent security) with the Division of Private Occupational Schools to protect students’ prepaid tuition. The amount tracks your unearned tuition under C.R.S. 23-64-121 — we issue whatever figure applies at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard school bond — enter your amount, pay, and you have the executed bond. Here is the whole thing:
Your school details, the bond amount your unearned tuition requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your application or annual renewal to the Division of Private Occupational Schools. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Division insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter your estimated unearned tuition and the premium updates.
Colorado regulates private occupational schools through the Division of Private Occupational Schools (Department of Higher Education), under C.R.S. Article 64 of Title 23. A school must file evidence of financial responsibility with its initial application and annually after — a surety bond is the most common form, alongside a savings account, CD, or letter of credit.
The protection is for students’ prepaid tuition. Under C.R.S. 23-64-121, the required amount equals the school’s estimated maximum prepaid, unearned tuition and fees for the applicable training year — so it scales with how much tuition you collect in advance. If a school closes mid-program, the bond backs refunds to students.
One fixed case: an agent’s permit to represent an out-of-state school requires a flat $50,000 bond. Whatever figure applies to you, we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — and you re-file at the new amount when your unearned tuition changes.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Division.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter your unearned tuition and file it the same day.