OH private school bonds.
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A private or career school applying for an Ohio certificate of registration must file a surety bond with the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools under R.C. 3332.08. It protects students’ prepaid tuition if the school closes. The bond amount is at least $10,000, scaled up by tuition revenue. Premiums are 1% of the penal sum, with a $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
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No underwriting queue for the standard registration bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Board. Here is the whole thing:
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Your school details, the penal sum the Board set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
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No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Most applications approve instantly; if a check ever runs, it is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the Board of Career Colleges and Schools
Submit the executed bond with your certificate of registration application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the registration bond covers
Ohio regulates private and career schools through the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools. A school can't operate without a certificate of registration, and under R.C. 3332.08 the application must be accompanied by a surety bond in a penal sum the Board sets by rule.
The bond's purpose is prepaid-tuition protection. If the school closes, has its registration revoked, or otherwise fails to deliver the program a student paid for, the bond indemnifies the State and the harmed students, enrollees, or parents for the prepaid tuition and fees they lose.
The penal sum is at least $10,000 and is scaled by the Board based on total tuition revenue and the school's compliance with financial-responsibility standards — so a larger school carries a larger bond. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the penal sum the Board set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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1% of the penal sum with a $100 minimum. Enter the Board’s penal sum and file the same day.