Minnesota Private Career School Student Records - Partnership Bond
Overview
Running a private career school in Minnesota as a partnership? You need this bond before you can operate legally. Minnesota requires private career schools to maintain a Student Records Bond, and if your school is organized as a partnership, this is the specific bond form that applies to you. It protects students by ensuring their records are preserved and accessible even if the school closes or ceases operations.
Who Needs This Bond?
Partnerships operating private career schools, vocational training programs, or occupational education programs in Minnesota are the primary applicants for this bond. This includes two-partner or multi-partner entities running cosmetology schools, truck driving academies, medical billing programs, or any other state-regulated career education program structured as a partnership. If Minnesota has approved or is reviewing your school's application and your ownership structure is a partnership, this bond is a required part of your compliance package.
What is this Bond For?
This bond guarantees that your school, as a partnership, will properly maintain and protect student records as required under Minnesota's private career school regulations. Student records — including transcripts, enrollment agreements, and completion certificates — must remain accessible to former students even if the school closes. The bond provides a financial guarantee to the state that those obligations will be met, giving students recourse if records are lost, destroyed, or withheld.
When is it Required?
When Minnesota's Office of Higher Education reviews your private career school application or renewal and identifies your ownership structure as a partnership, this bond is requested as part of the licensing process. You will not receive approval to operate or continue operating without submitting proof of this bond. The bond must remain active throughout your licensure period, and the state must be listed as the obligee.
Where Does it Apply?
This is a statewide Minnesota requirement applicable to any private career school partnership operating anywhere within the state. It is not a local or county-level requirement — Minnesota's Office of Higher Education administers it uniformly across all jurisdictions. Your bond must name the correct state obligee and reflect your school's partnership structure.
How to Buy Online
Click 'Buy This Bond Online' and you will be directed to the secure surety portal in a new tab. Complete your application with your partnership's details, and once approved, your bond documents are issued digitally. Download and submit them directly to Minnesota's Office of Higher Education as part of your licensing file.
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