Money from a bond obtained by the Northeastern Institute of Cannabis was used to reimburse tuition payments for students after the school closed.

The Division of Professional Licensure paid out a total of $7,800 to four students through a claims process established in 2018.

The Natick school, which is not affiliated with Northeastern University, attracted attention when it opened in 2014 as one of a small number of training programs for employees working in the marijuana industry.

A 2017 story by 7News reported that the school’s license application was pending with the state for two years and still had not been granted.

The school closed in 2017, after the sudden death of its founder Mickey Martin.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office reviewed the closure after being contacted by students seeking tuition reimbursement. The office closed the review after referring those students to the Division of Professional Licensure.

According to the division, schools are required to obtain a surety bond when they apply for a license, so there is money available to reimburse students if the schools closes suddenly. Although the school never received its license, the department confirmed that it used the money from that bond to fully reimburse the students who made claims.