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Texas degree-conferring school bonds.
From $275.
A private postsecondary school authorized to confer degrees under a Certificate of Authority must file a surety instrument with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The amount is sized to the prepaid tuition you hold (minimum $25,000), and premiums are 1% of your bond amount plus a $25 fee.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard school bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Coordinating Board. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your school details, the bond amount the THECB requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications issue instantly — no credit check up to $25,000, and the executed bond generates as soon as you pay. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Coordinating Board
Submit the executed surety instrument with your Certificate of Authority application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the school bond actually covers
Texas authorizes private postsecondary institutions to offer degrees through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). An institution working toward Board-recognized accreditation operates under a Certificate of Authority, and the Board requires it to file a current surety instrument (a surety bond is one accepted form) as a condition of that authorization.
The bond is a tuition-protection guarantee. The required amount must be at least the cost of refunding the maximum prepaid, unearned tuition and fees the school holds for the applicable term — including administrative costs of processing claims. The statutory minimum is $25,000, with no maximum.
If the school closes or fails to deliver the instruction students paid for, students can recover their prepaid tuition against the bond. It protects students, not the school — if the surety pays, the school repays the surety. We issue whatever amount the Board sets; premiums start from $275, with your exact price set at 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 Coordinating Board. Submit the executed surety instrument with your Certificate of Authority application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 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 the bond amount the THECB requires — the executed surety instrument is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Premiums from $275. Enter the amount the THECB requires and file the same day.