4 Best Credential Evaluation Agencies for Illinois [2024]

12/7/2023

Coming to Illinois 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 the State of Illinois and looking for credential evaluation services, this article summarizes 4 best education credential evaluation agencies for IL so that you could have an idea of what agencies are out there for you.

1. Ashland Educational Services

(Ashland Educational Services Web Page)

Services Offered:	General Evaluation Course-by-Course Evaluation
Contact Information:	info@AshlandEducationalServices.com \| 312-380-5976
Pricing & Turnaround Time:	Not listed
Used for:	Employment, Education, Immigration
About AES:	Member of Florida Board of Nursing, ISBE, Illinois DSFS, International Educators of Illinois, NAFSA Association for International Educators, ICAE The International Center for Academic Evaluation.

For more information, click AES website

2. Educational Perspectives

(Educational Perspectives Web Page)

Services Offered:	General Evaluation (Document-by-Document Evaluation) Course-by-Course Evaluation
Office Hours:	8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Contact Information:	info@edperspective.org \| 312-421-9300
Pricing & Turnaround Time:	General Report: $110 Course-by-Course: $195
Used for:	Employment, Education
About Edicational Perspectives:	20+ years of experience, a corporate member of NACES, AACRAO, and ATA.

For more information, click Eduational Perspectives website

3. Foreign Academic Credentials Service

(FACS Web Page)

Services Offered:	General Evaluation (Document-by-Document Evaluation) Course-by-Course Evaluation
Office Hours:	10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Contact Information:	info@edperspective.org \| 618-656-5291
Pricing & Turnaround Time:	General Report: $100 Course-by-Course: $200
Used for:	Employment, Education
About FACS:	Founded in 1982, FACS is a corporate member of NACES and TAICEP.

For more information, click FACS website

4. 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:	Illinois State Board of Education Approved 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

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

Conclusion

Overall, 4 best education credential evaluation agencies that serve the State of Illinois 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.

Contact us for a free estimate.

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.

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?”

Or contact us for a free estimate.