3 Local Credential Evaluation Agencies in LA [2024]

12/15/2023

Coming to Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles area and looking for credential evaluation services, this article summarizes 3 education credential evaluation agencies for LA so that you could have an idea of what agencies are out there for you.

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

(Los Angeles Office Web Page | American Education & Translation Services (AET))

Services Offered:	Foreign Degree Evaluation (Document-by-Document Evaluation) International Transcript Evaluation (Course-by-Course Evaluation)
Address:	19800 MacArthur Blvd Ste 420, Irvine CA 92612
Office Hours:	Monday to Friday, 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Contact Information:	ca2@aet21.com \| 949-954-7996
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)

2. The Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (ACEI)

Services Offered:	Basic Report (Document-by-Document Evaluation) Comprehensive Report (Course-by-Course Evaluation)
Address:	11965 Venice Blvd. Ste. 310, Los Angeles, CA 90066
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

3. California University FCE

Services Offered:	General Report (Document-by-Document Evaluation) Comprehensive Report (Course-by-Course Evaluation)
Address:	2701 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057 (NO WALKIN)
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

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

Conclusion

In conclusion, 3 best local education credential evaluation agencies in Los Angeles region are reviewed.

One thing is worth being noticed that along with the affordable price, only AET offers 8 business days’ service for course-by-course evaluation, which could be a consideration for some you.

However, the 3 education credential evaluation agencies basically cover some major areas of Los Angeles region so you could also simply visit or contact the one that’s near you.

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.