Washington hair design school bonds.
From $100.
Washington requires every licensed hair design school to file a tuition-protection bond with the Department of Licensing under RCW 18.16.140. The amount is the greater of $10,000 or 10% of your annual gross tuition, capped at $50,000. Pricing is 0.775% of your bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Washington hair design school bond cost?
0.775% 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 school bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Licensing. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your school details, the bond amount your tuition requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Approved fast
No credit check up to $25,000 — most applications approve instantly. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Licensing
Submit the executed bond with your school license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the school bond actually covers
Washington licenses cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring schools through the Department of Licensing, and conditions a hair design school license on a surety bond under RCW 18.16.140. The bond runs to the State for the protection of unearned, prepaid student tuition.
If a school closes, defaults on its contracts, or fails to deliver the training a student paid for, the harmed student can recover their prepaid, unearned tuition against the bond. It is a three-party guarantee: you (the principal), the surety, and the State for the benefit of your students.
The amount is the greater of $10,000 or 10% of annual gross tuition collected, and is capped at $50,000 — new schools estimate first-year tuition to set it. Community colleges and vocational-technical schools are exempt. If the surety pays a student claim, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you are
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 Department of Licensing. Submit the executed bond with your school license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.775% 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 Department of Licensing.
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Pricing from $100. Enter your required amount and file with the Department of Licensing the same day.