NC real estate school bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
North Carolina requires a private real estate education provider to execute a $5,000 performance bond under G.S. 93A-36, payable to the State and approved by the NC Real Estate Commission. It guarantees tuition refunds to students. Ours is $275 flat (3% of the bond amount), with no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Approve & file
Your executed bond arrives by email. The Commission approves it, then it is filed with the clerk of superior court in your county, as G.S. 93A-36 directs. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond at 3% is $150, but our $275 minimum applies — so $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
North Carolina certifies private real estate education providers through the NC Real Estate Commission under Chapter 93A, Article 3. A school may not operate without first executing a performance bond, so the bond is a precondition to the school's certification — new or renewing.
Under G.S. 93A-36, the bond is in the sum of $5,000, payable to the State, signed by a solvent guaranty company, and conditioned that the provider will carry out its contracts with students and refund all tuition and fees if it fails to provide the instruction it agreed to. Students harmed by a school that closes or fails to deliver can recover against the bond.
The bond must be approved by the Commission and then filed with the clerk of superior court in the county where the school is located. One bond covers a school and its branches — a separate bond is not required for each branch. We write it at $275 with no credit check.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your school certification today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.