Credential evaluation services provide objective
evaluations of the US equivalents of foreign education and work
credentials. For example, a credential evaluation service would
indicate that the Spanish word bachiller corresponds to a US high
school diploma, even though the literal translation is bachelor.
Fees for the evaluation of US education credentials
tend to range from $50 to $250 per document, depending on the amount
of detail required and the speed of response. Some companies will
also translate the documents. Others will require that the documents
be accompanied by English translations. There may be extra fees
(typically $20 to $50 per page) for document translation services.
The student is responsible for paying for the credential evaluation
and translation fees.
The American Association of Collegiate Registrars
and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) is the national professional organization
for admissions and credential evaluation. AACRAO also offers their
own credential evaluation service.
There is also the National Association of Credential
Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES), a small membership association
of private credential evaluation services.
The following table lists credential evaluation
services, including all NACES members.
| Credential
Evaluation Services |
Name |
Description |
Contact
Information |
| AACRAO Foreign Credential Evaluation Service |
AACRAO's own credential evaluation service provides evaluations
of educational credentials from all countries of the world. |
AACRAO - Office of International Education Services
Foreign Credential Evaluation Service
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 520
Washington, DC 20036 USA
Tel: 1-202-296-3559
Email: oies@aacrao.org
|
| Center for Applied Research Evaluation & Education, Inc. |
Member of NACES. |
Center for Applied Research Evaluation & Education, Inc.
PO Box 20348
Long Beach, CA 90801 USA
Tel: 1-562-430-1105
Fax: 1-562-430-8215
Email: evalcaree@earthlink.net |
| E-Valuate |
E-Valuate provides education and work experience credential
evaluation for US immigration purposes. |
E-Valuate
13003 New Austin Court, Suite 101
Herndon, VA 20171 USA
Fax: 1-703-709-7783
Email: danand@e-valuate.com
|
| Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE) |
ECE provides a variety of credential evaluation services and
publishes a series of guides to the educational systems of other
countries. Member of NACES. |
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
PO Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53202-0970 USA
Tel: 1-414-289-3400
Fax: 1-414-289-3411
Email: eval@ece.org
|
| Education Evaluators International, Inc. |
Member of NACES. |
Education Evaluators International, Inc.
11 South Angell Street #348
Providence, RI 02906
Tel: 1-401-521-5340
Fax: 1-401-437-6474
Email: eval@educei.com
|
| Education International, Inc. |
Member of NACES. |
Education International, Inc.
29 Denton Road
Wellesley, MA 02181 USA
Tel: 1-781-235-7425
Fax: 1-781-235-6831
Email: edint@gis.net
|
| Educational Records Evaluation Services (ERES) |
ERES provides credential evaluation and translation services.
Member of NACES. |
Educational Records Evaluation Service
601 University Avenue
Suite 127
Sacramento, CA 95825-6738 USA
Tel: 1-916-921-0790
Fax: 1-916-921-0793
Email: edu@eres.com
|
| Evaluation Service, Inc. (ESI) |
Member of NACES. |
Evaluation Service, Inc.
PO Box 85
Hopewell Jct., NY 12533 USA
Tel: 1-845-223-6455
Fax: 1-845-223-6454
Email: esi@frontiernet.net
|
| The Foreign Academic Credentials Service, Inc. |
Member of NACES. |
Foreign Academic Credentials Service, Inc.
PO Box 400
Glen Carbon, IL 62034 USA
Tel: 1-618-288-1661
|
| Foreign Credentials Service of America |
|
Foreign Credentials Service of America
1910 Justin Lane
Austin, TX 78757-2411 USA
Email: FCSA@jump.net
|
| The Foreign Educational Document Service |
Member of NACES. |
The Foreign Educational Document Service
PO Box 4091
Stockton, CA 95204 USA
Tel: 1-209-948-6589
|
| Foundation for International Services, Inc. |
Member of NACES. |
Foundation for International Services, Inc.
14926 35th Avenue West #210
Lynnwood, WA 98087 USA
Tel: 1-425-248-2255
Fax: 1-425-248-2262
Email: info@fis-web.com
|
| Global Credential Evaluators, Inc. (GCE) |
|
Email:
gce@gceus.com
Global Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 9203
College Station TX 77842
Tel:
800-517-4754
Fax:
512-528-9293 |
| International Consultants of Delaware, Inc. |
Member of NACES. |
International Consultants of Delaware, Inc.
109 Barksdale Professional Center
Newark, Delaware 19711
Tel: 1-302-737-8715
Fax: 1-302-737-8756
Email: icd@icdel.com
|
| International Education Research Foundation Inc., Credentials
Evaluation Service (IERF-CES) |
Member of NACES. |
International Education Research Foundation, Inc.
Credentials Evaluation Service
PO Box 66940
Los Angeles, CA 90066 USA
Tel: 1-310-390-6276
Fax: 1-310-397-7686
Email: info@ierf.org
|
| Josef Silny & Associates, International Education Consultants |
Member of NACES. |
Josef Silny & Associates Inc.
International Education Consultants
7101 SW 102 Avenue
Miami, FL 33173
Tel: 1-305-273-1616
Fax: 1-305-273-1338
Email: info@jsilny.com
|
| Knowledge Company |
|
The Knowledge Company
10301 Democracy Lane, Suite 403
Fairfax, VA 22030-2521 USA
Tel: 1-703-359-3520
Fax: 1-703-359-3523
Email: tkco@knowledgecompany.com
|
| Spantran Educational Services, Inc. |
Spantran provides credential evaluation and translation services.
Member of NACES. |
Spantran Educational Services, Inc.
7211 Regency Square Blvd., Suite 205
Houston, TX 77036-3197 USA
Tel: 1-713-266-8805
|
| Word Communication International |
|
Word Communication International
4501 N. 12th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85014 USA
Tel: 1-602-265-0678
Fax: 1-602-265-2335
Email: evaluations@earthlink.com
|
| World Education Services (WES) |
In addition to performing credential evaluation services,
WES publishs a newsletter on international education topics,
World Education News & Reviews. They also publish a booklet
of suggested grade conversions for higher education in 120 countries.
Member of NACES. |
World Education Services
PO Box 745, Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113-0745 USA
Tel: 1-212-966-6311 or 1-800-WES-3895
Fax: 1-212-966-6395
Email: info@wes.org
|