07/03/2025
In 2025, 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 2025.
1. American Education & Translation Services, Corp. (AET)
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( 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| +1 949-954-7996
San Francisco Office: ca@aet21.com| +1 949-954-7996 |
| 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: |
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For more information, contact AET directly or click AET Credential Evaluation website
2. 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
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| 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)
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| 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
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| 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:
- 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.
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- USCIS Approved Education Evaluation: 10 FAQs Answered
History of American Education and Translation Services
- Established in 2009.
- Has been a corporate member of the American Translators Association (ATA) since 2009
- Selected as one of the most popular businesses on Yelp in 2016.
- Founder Mr. Jeremy Yan, a veteran certified translator / credential evaluator since 1997 in Miami.
- Founder Mr. Jeremy Yan, became an NAFSA member in 2023.
- AET has become an Approved Credential Evaluation Source by Illinois State Board of Education since 2023.