MS barber school bonds.
$1,500 flat. Soft pull.

Mississippi requires a licensed barber school to file a $50,000 surety bond with the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, protecting students’ prepaid tuition if the school closes. Ours is $1,500 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every school. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.

Required for a MS barber school license — new applicants and renewals through the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
Fixed amount, fixed price — $50,000 bond, $1,500, no quote theater
Soft credit pull only — never affects your score, and the rate stays 3% either way
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How it works

Three steps to licensed.

Your school license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process — no broker phone tag:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

Apply once, online

School details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.

WITHIN 48 HOURS

Reviewed & approved

Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.

1–2 BUSINESS DAYS

E-sign & file with the Board

Pay online and receive the executed bond on the Board’s school surety bond form, ready to file with your barber school license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.

The whole pricing page.

$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$1,500
2-year term
$3,000
3-year term
$4,500
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Mississippi regulates barber and cosmetology schools through the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, and conditions a school license on a surety bond. The bond is a student-protection guarantee: if the school ceases operation, it stands behind the refund of unearned tuition to enrolled students.

The current school surety bond form puts the penal sum at $50,000, payable to the Board for the benefit of students. (Older statute language referenced a $25,000 figure; the figure was raised in recent legislation, and the Board’s current bond form reflects $50,000 — confirm the amount on the form you were sent.) A certificate of deposit or government bonds may be filed in lieu of surety.

It is not insurance for the school. If the surety refunds tuition to harmed students, the school repays the surety. Schools that finish what they enroll treat the bond as a license formality — and the bond must stay active for the life of the license.

MS State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering — School Surety Bond ($50,000)Mississippi barber and cosmetology schools are licensed by the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, which requires a school surety bond as a condition of licensure to protect students’ unearned tuition if the school closes. The Board’s current school surety bond form sets the penal sum at $50,000 (raised from an earlier $25,000 figure in the underlying statute); a certificate of deposit or government bonds may be filed in lieu. Confirm the amount on the bond form the Board provides.

You need this bond if you are

Opening a barber school that must be licensed by the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
Renewing a school license whose bond is expiring or whose surety non-renewed
Adding a barbering program to an existing cosmetology school
Reinstating a closed school that needs a fresh tuition-protection bond on file

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

Do I pay the $50,000? +
No. You pay $1,500 — the flat 3% of the bond amount. The $50,000 is the surety’s maximum liability to the Board and students; it is not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Who requires this bond? +
The Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering requires it as a condition of a barber school license. The bond protects students’ unearned tuition if the school closes.
Why $50,000 — I thought it was $25,000? +
The underlying statute originally referenced a $25,000 figure, but it was raised in recent legislation and the Board’s current school surety bond form reflects $50,000. We issue the amount shown on the bond form the Board sends you — confirm it there.
Is there a credit check? +
Yes — one soft credit pull, which never affects your score. It is the only extra step beyond the application, and it informs approval, not price. The rate is a flat 3% either way: credit can affect whether we approve the bond, never what it costs.
When does it renew? +
Terms run 1, 2, or 3 years — your choice at purchase. You will get renewal notices 60 and 30 days before expiration, with autopay available, and the bond must stay active for as long as the school is licensed.
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