North Carolina cosmetic art school bonds.
From $100.
Every private cosmetic art school in North Carolina files a guaranty bond with the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners under G.S. 88B-17, protecting students’ prepaid tuition. The amount is tied to the tuition you hold — enter it and your exact price appears at the application, starting from $100. Priced at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a North Carolina cosmetic art 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 cosmetic art school bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Board. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your prepaid tuition requires, your county, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $25,000, and most orders issue instantly on payment. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners
Submit the executed bond with your school license application or renewal. A continuation certificate keeps it effective each year. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the cosmetic art school bond covers
North Carolina licenses private cosmetic art schools — the schools that train future cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists, and natural hair stylists — through the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners under Chapter 88B. G.S. 88B-17 conditions the license of a private school on a guaranty bond.
The bond protects students’ prepaid tuition: if the school closes or fails to deliver instruction students paid for, the bond stands behind refunds for the services bought but not received. It is filed for the benefit of the State and the harmed students.
The required amount is equal to the maximum prepaid tuition the school held at any time during the prior fiscal year, with a $10,000 statutory minimum. The bond continues year to year with a continuation certificate, and a surety that wishes to terminate must give 30 days’ notice to the school and the Board. Enter the figure that applies — pricing starts from $100 and no credit check up to $25,000.
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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 Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners. Submit the executed bond with your school license application or renewal. A continuation certificate keeps it effective each year. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board 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 school bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Board.
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Cosmetic art school bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter your prepaid-tuition amount and file with the Board the same day.