5 Best Credential Evaluation Services in CA [2024]

08/26/2024


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In 2024, you are coming from a foreign country to look for opportunities in numerous big, small businesses and universities, community colleges and technical institutes, the State of California is right for you.

After years of hard work, your current company now may want to sponsor your H1B visa, green card or other immigration purposes, but you found out you will need a credential evaluation agency to evaluate the degree(s) or foreign transcripts that you got from your home country? Or you are planning to further your education with the foreign education background that you already have?

To ease your mind, this article will summarize 5 best education credential evaluation agencies in California so that you could know what agencies are out there to help you succeed in 2024.

1. American Education & Translation Services, Corp. (AET)


American Education & Translation Services, Corp. (AET)

(AET Web Page | American Education & Translation Services (AET))

Services Offered: Foreign Degree Evaluation (Document-by-Document Evaluation)
Foreign Transcripts Evaluation (Course-by-Course Evaluation)
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9AM to 5PM
Locations: Los Angeles, San Fransisco
Contact Information: Los Angeles Office: ca2@aet21.com| 949-954-7996
San Francisco Office: ca@aet21.com| 415-868-4892
Pricing & Turnaround Time: Foreign Degree Evaluation: $100/7 Business Days
Course-by-Course Evaluation: $180/8 Business Days
Used for: Employment, Immigration, Education

About AET:
  • 15 years of experience and many offices across the nation
  • 5-star review customer service ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Evaluation 100% accepted by USCIS & employers
  • Tens of thousands of cases completed
  • Founder worked at an NACES agency for 10+ years as senior associate director
  • Photocopies or scanned copies of original copies accepted (No physical copies needed)

For more information, contact AET directly or click AET Credential Evaluation website

2. A2Z Evaluations


A2Z Evaluations

Services Offered: General Evaluation
Course-by-Course Evaluation
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9AM to 5:30PM
Location: San Fransisco
Contact Information: 530-400-9266

Pricing & Turnaround Time:
General Evaluation: $225
Course-by-Course Evaluation: $365
Turnaround: 1 week rush service with $45 extra
Used for: Employment, immigration, education

About A2Z Evaluations:
An independent evaluation service, providing evaluations of
international educational credentials to determine the U.S. equivalency
for purposes such as high school placement, undergraduate admission,
graduate admission, employment, immigration, and professional licensure in the US.

For more information, click A2Z Evaluations website

3. International Evaluations


International Evaluations

Services Offered: Document-by-Document Evaluation
Course-by-Course Evaluation
Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm
Location: San Fransisco
Contact Information: info@internationalevaluations.com | 510-217-9381
Pricing & Turnaround Time: Document-by-Document Evaluation: $100
Course-by-Course Evaluation: $275
Turnaround: 5 days
Used for: Employment, immigration, education
About International Evaluations: The top solution provider for all your immigration documentation needs.
A company that provides Credential evaluations required for use
in immigration, education & professional licensing.

For more information, click International Evaluations website

4. The Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (ACEI)


The Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (ACEI)

Services Offered: Basic Report (Document-by-Document Evaluation)
Comprehensive Report (Course-by-Course Evaluation)
Location: Los Angeles
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9AM to 4PM
Contact Information: acei@acei-global.org | 310-275-3530

Pricing & Turnaround Time:
Document-by-Document Evaluation (College Education): $105
Course-by-Course Evaluation (College Education): $195
Turnaround: 7 to 10 business days
Used for: Employment, Immigration, Education

About ACEI:
ACEI is a Charter and Endorsed Member of
the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE),
a not-for-profit professional association
that approves and endorses private credential evaluation services in the U.S.

For more information, click ACEI website

5. California University FCE


California University FCE

Services Offered: General Report (Document-by-Document Evaluation)
Comprehensive Report (Course-by-Course Evaluation)
Location: Los Angeles
Office Hours: 24 Hours Online
Contact Information: cauniversity@cufce.org | 213-388-3650

Pricing & Turnaround Time:
Equivalency U.S. Degree Diploma or Certificate: $200
Document-by-Document Evaluation: $100
Course-by-Course Evaluation: $150
Turnaround: 6 to 10 Business Days
Used for: Employment, Immigration, Education

About California Uni. FCE:
In 2004, California University FCE registered a voluntary private school affidavit
as a legitimate credential evaluation and assessment institution
to the following California Government offices.

For more information, click California University FCE website

Conclusion

Overall, we reviewed 5 best education credential evaluation services in California are reviewed.

It is clear that AET has the most affordable pricing among all the education credential evaluation services. For that price, our turnaround time is no slower than the our competitors. With rapid customer service, reaching out to us can save your money and time.

In addition, AET only requires you to send scanned copies or photocopies of your original credentials which makes the entire process smooth and easy for you, without being worried about losing your documents when they are mailed.

Our customer service is guaranteed to respond to you within 30 minutes.

Contact us for a FREE estimate if you are interested!


For Education Credential Evaluation agencies specifically in LA and SF:
Click 3 Best Local Education Credential Evaluation Agencies in Los Angeles
and 3 Best Education Credential Evaluation Agencies in San Francisco


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Further Information about Education Credential Evaluation

Education Credential Evaluation, or Foreign Credential Evaluation/Foreign Education Evaluation, is a service provided by professional evaluation agencies to evaluate educational backgrounds, grades, etc. obtained outside the US.

It mainly includes 2 types of evaluations:

with the purpose of making your foreign degree equivalent to US degree or educational equivalency evaluation.

For more information, click “What is Foreign Credential Evaluation?

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