IL private business & vocational school bonds.
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Illinois conditions a private business or vocational school’s permit of approval on a continuous surety bond filed with the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). It protects students’ prepaid tuition if the school closes. The amount is set by IBHE — your highest unearned prepaid tuition, never less than $10,000 — and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard school bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the IBHE. Here is the whole thing:
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Your school’s details, the bond amount IBHE requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the IBHE
Submit the executed continuous bond with your permit-of-approval application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists on them.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter your highest unearned prepaid tuition (minimum $10,000) and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the school bond actually covers
Illinois licenses private business and vocational schools through the Illinois Board of Higher Education under the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 (105 ILCS 426). Before a school can advertise or enroll students, it needs a permit of approval — and Section 55 of the Act conditions that permit on a continuous surety bond.
The bond is a student-protection guarantee: it stands behind the prepaid, unearned tuition your students have paid. If the school closes before students finish their programs, the bond is there to repay that tuition. Per 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1095.210, the amount must be sufficient to cover the cumulative unearned prepaid tuition for the Illinois students enrolled at any one time — and never less than $10,000.
You submit your projection of greatest unearned prepaid tuition with your initial application, and the actual prior-year figure with each renewal — so the amount can change year to year. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a student claim, you repay the surety. We issue whatever amount IBHE sets, at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount IBHE requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit of approval.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount IBHE set and file with your permit the same day.