District of Columbia postsecondary agent bonds.
$100 flat.
Each enrollment agent or sales representative for a licensed District postsecondary school files a $3,000 surety bond with the Higher Education Licensure Commission (HELC). Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond. No credit check. Most applications approve instantly.
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How much does a District of Columbia postsecondary agent bond cost?
$100 at the $3,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Per-agent license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Agent and school details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Commission
Your executed $3,000 agent bond arrives by email, ready to file with the school’s HELC agent filing. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The District requires each agent or sales representative who enrolls students for a licensed postsecondary school to be bonded. The agent bond is a student-protection guarantee against misrepresentation of the education or credentials a student will receive — it backs the agent’s honesty in recruiting.
It's a three-party arrangement: the agent (the principal), the surety carrier, and the District together with prospective students (the protected parties). If an agent misrepresents a program and a student is harmed, the student can recover against the $3,000 agent bond.
This is separate from the institution bond. The school itself files an institution bond (often $50,000); each enrollment agent files this $3,000 bond. If the surety pays an agent-bond claim, the agent repays the surety — it is not insurance for the agent.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $3,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Commission. Your executed $3,000 agent bond arrives by email, ready to file with the school’s HELC agent filing. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $3,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat per agent, no credit check. Free until issued.