3 Best Credential Evaluation Agencies for Houston [2024]

12/15/2023

Coming to Houston from your home country can be tough, although you're smiling, positive and working so hard to better your life here in the USA.

But before you start working or going to school, you may need to do credential evaluation for your foreign educational background. If you ask around, your immigrant family and friends may have had done an education credential evaluation for various purposes like employment, immigration, school applications and so on.

Founded by an immigrant just like you, we at AET are here to help.

In 2024, if you are in Houston and looking for credential evaluation services, this article summarizes 3 best education credential evaluation agencies for Houston so that you could have an idea of what agencies are out there for you.

1. SpanTran: The Evaluation Company

(SpanTran: The Evaluation Company Web Page)

Services Offered:	General Evaluation Course-by-Course Evaluation
Office Hours:	Monday to Thursday, 9AM to 5PM; Friday, 9AM to 4PM
Contact Information:	status@spantran.com \| 713-266-8805
Pricing & Turnaround Time:	General Evaluation: $95 Course-by-Course Evaluation: $190 Turnaround: 10 Business Days
Used for:	Employment, Education
About SpanTran:	7+ years of experience, member of the Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals (TAICEP), the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

For more information, click SpanTran website

2. GEO Credential Services

(GEO Web Page)

Services Offered:	General Report (Document-by-Document Evaluation)
Office Hours:	8AM to 9PM
Contact Information:	support@gcs.org \| 801-335-4567
Pricing & Turnaround Time:	General Report: $99 Turnaround: 5 Business Days
Used for:	Education
About GEO:	3+ years of experience, a corporate member of NAFSA, AACRAO, and ATA.

For more information, click GEO website

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

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

Services Offered:	Foreign Degree Evaluation (Document-by-Document Evaluation) International Transcript Evaluation (Course-by-Course Evaluation)
Office Hours:	Monday to Friday, 9AM to 5PM
Contact Information:	info@americantranslationservice.com \| (786) 250-3999
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 Tens of thousands of evaluations completed Evaluation 100% accepted by USCIS & employers 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 Education Credential Evaluation website

Conclusion

Overall, 3 best education credential evaluation agencies that serve the Houston region are reviewed.

One thing is worth being noticed that along with the affordable pricing, only AET offers education credential evaluation for 3 purposes like immigration, employment, and education, which could be a consideration for some of you.

To submit your documents, just send us an email with photocopies or scanned copies of them. We don't require original credentials.

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

See lists of other Education Credential Evaluation agencies:
https://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/foreign-trained-grads/approved-credential-evaluation-agencie.stml
https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/foreign-transcript-evaluation-(cl-635)

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:

Foreign Degree Evaluation (Diploma Evaluation/Document by Document)
This report includes U.S. degree equivalency only. It's a basic evaluation that often satisfies requirements for employment and immigration.
Transcript Evaluation (Course by Course)
This most complete report includes U.S. degree equivalency, credits, grades, and GPA. It's recommended for college admission, determining transfer credits or applying for an advanced degree, licensing, USCIS RFE, and more.