Become an ESA vendor in South Carolina
South Carolina ESTF · paid through ClassWallet. The registration picture, cited to the program’s own paper. Free, no account needed.
Yes, with a bachelor's for tutors or a license for therapists. You apply to SCDE, get onto ClassWallet within a few days, and parents pay you directly, there's no reimbursement. Providers billing $50,000 or more in a year need a surety bond. Settlement runs 2 to 10 business days.
What you'll need
- Teaching certificate or professional license
- Bank / ACH details
- Background check / fingerprint clearance
A free account fills this in from your own Vault and Settings, and keeps it filled in.
The path in
Fill out the Education Service Provider application on the ESTF program site. Approval comes back within about 10 business days, then ClassWallet registration follows within about 3 more.
- Get onto ClassWallet
After SCDE clears you, your ClassWallet setup follows within about three days. If you'll bill $50,000 or more in a year, line up a surety bond.
- Bill through Pay Vendor
SC ESTF is direct pay only, there's no reimbursement. Send a digital itemized invoice, handwritten ones aren't accepted.
If you'll bill $50,000 or more in a year, you need a surety bond. Exactly $50,000 counts, and that catches people off guard.
SC ESTF / Act 11 (2025)