Louisiana degree-granting institution bonds.
$100 flat.
A new Louisiana academic degree-granting institution must file a $10,000 surety bond with the Board of Regents to be licensed. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Louisiana degree-granting institution bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Institution details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Board of Regents
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your institutional licensure application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the institution bond actually guarantees
Louisiana licenses academic degree-granting institutions through the Board of Regents under La. R.S. 17:1808 (the academic-institution licensure law — distinct from the proprietary-school law that governs non-degree career schools). A new, Louisiana-domiciled unaccredited institution must post a surety bond to cover the period of its license.
The bond is a student-protection guarantee, set at $10,000 for a new institution. It backs the institution's obligations to its students — protecting against losses such as the school ceasing operations before students complete their program, or failing to meet its contractual and record-keeping duties.
It is a three-party arrangement: the institution (the principal), the surety, and the Board of Regents (the obligee), with students as the protected parties. If the surety pays a student claim, the institution repays the surety. Pricing is $100 flat; no credit check.
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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 $10,000 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 Board of Regents. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your institutional licensure application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.