New Hampshire career school bonds.
From $100.
Before New Hampshire licenses or renews a private postsecondary career school, the school must provide surety indemnification under RSA 188-G, filed with the Higher Education Commission. The amount is generally 10% of gross tuition (minimum $10,000). Pricing starts from $100.
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How much does a New Hampshire career school bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard career school bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Commission. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your school details, the bond amount (about 10% of gross tuition), and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $25,000. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Higher Education Commission
Submit the executed bond as your surety indemnification with your school license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the career school bond actually covers
New Hampshire regulates private postsecondary career schools under RSA 188-G, through the Higher Education Commission. Before a license is issued or renewed, the school must furnish surety indemnification — a surety bond is one of the accepted forms, alongside an irrevocable letter of credit or a term deposit.
The bond is a student-protection guarantee: it is conditioned on the school, its officers, agents and employees faithfully performing the tuition and instructional-fee contracts they enter into with enrolling students. If a school closes mid-program or breaches those contracts, students can recover prepaid tuition against the bond.
The amount is generally 10% of the school's gross tuition, with a $10,000 minimum. If the surety cancels or discontinues coverage, the school's license is revoked by law on the effective date unless a replacement bond is filed — so we track yours and notify you well ahead. Enter your figure and your price, from $100, appears at the application.
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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 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.
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 Higher Education Commission. Submit the executed bond as your surety indemnification with your school license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed career school bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Higher Education Commission.
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Career school bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter your amount and file with the Commission the same day.