Ohio Private School Certificate of Registration Bond
Overview
Ohio's career school registration system is built around the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools, and Revised Code section 3332.08 makes a surety bond part of it: an application for a certificate of registration or program authorization must be accompanied by a surety bond, with the amount established under the board's rules and the bond conditioned to protect students. The board's administrative rules — Ohio Adm. Code Chapter 3332-1 — carry the bond schedule, so the exact figure a school owes comes from the board's rule rather than a single statutory number.
Who Needs This Bond?
Schools seeking or holding a certificate of registration from the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools need this bond — the private career colleges and schools regulated under Revised Code Chapter 3332. The bond accompanies the registration application and must be maintained while the school operates under the board's oversight. If the board's application materials direct your institution to file a surety bond, this is the statutory filing they refer to.
What is this Bond For?
The bond protects students of the registered school. If the school closes before students complete the programs they paid for, or otherwise fails in the obligations the bond secures, affected students have the bond as a source of financial recovery — most importantly for prepaid tuition tied to instruction never delivered. The requirement puts financial accountability behind the certificate of registration itself; it is a student-protection instrument, not insurance covering the school's own losses.
When is it Required?
The bond is due with the application: section 3332.08 requires that the application for a certificate of registration or program authorization be accompanied by the bond. It must then remain in force continuously while the school holds its registration — renewals require current security, and a lapse puts the certificate at risk. Because the amount comes from the board's rules, schools should confirm the current schedule when applying and at each renewal.
Where Does it Apply?
This is a statewide Ohio requirement administered by the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools under Revised Code Chapter 3332 and the board's rules in Ohio Adm. Code Chapter 3332-1. It applies to registered schools anywhere in Ohio under one uniform framework — the bond schedule is set at the state level by board rule, with no county or municipal variation.
How to Buy Online
Click 'Buy This Bond Online' on this page and the secure surety portal opens in a new tab. Confirm the bond amount the board's current rule schedule sets for your school, complete the short application, review the documents, and pay online; your executed bond is ready to file with your certificate of registration application.
Why Bond Titan?
Bond Titan is powered by The Southern Agency, a licensed surety agency, and this page cites both the Ohio Revised Code bond requirement and the board's administrative rules in the Official Sources section below, linked to the state's official codes site. Verify the requirement at the source, then complete your purchase online in minutes.
Official Sources
The requirements described on this page are verified against the official sources below.
- Application for certificate of registration or program authorization must be accompanied by a surety bond conditioned to protect students; amount per board rules: Ohio Revised Code §3332.08 (Surety bond) (verified July 16, 2026)
- Board rules governing the surety bond amounts and administration: Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 3332-1 (State Board of Career Colleges and Schools) (verified July 16, 2026)