I am an individual seeking to have my education recognized in the U.S. for the purposes of further education, employment, professional licensure, or immigration.
I am an international enrollment manager, employer, member of licensing board, or university credential evaluator working with individuals who want to come to the U.S.
I am an agent working with individuals who want to have their educational credentials evaluated so they can study or work in the U.S.
I am a healthcare manager or administrator preparing for an accreditation inspection, compliance review, or new employee.
On September 25 the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a new rule that will limit the length of stay for international students in the United States. This extreme departure in the long-established practice of students being admitted for “duration of status” will further erode the desirability of the United States as a destination for international students. Our country and our world need the best minds to work cooperatively and across borders to solve existential challenges, including environmental disasters and a global pandemic. This is the worst time to put up barriers to young people eager to apply their education to improve our collective futures.
The rule is in the proposed stage and will be subject to a public notice and comment procedures before a final rule is published. If you care about the future of international education in the United States, take action now. It will make a difference.
• Educate yourself and learn more about the proposed rule. • Submit a comment in the correct format by October 26.
NAFSA provides resources for this important work here.
For 40 years Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) has been ensuring that foreign-educated people are respected and recognized for their educational achievements. We review academic achievements by individuals from other countries and convert them to the U.S. system for purposes of studying or working in the United States.
Our mission is to promote the betterment of individuals' lives and society by ensuring that educational qualifications are fairly and accurately recognized across borders.
We welcome immigrants and refugees from all countries and remain committed to serving you.
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Online chat with a real person is available every weekday. You can even talk with the evaluator who prepared your report if needed. We return all messages within one business day.
We've streamlined our process to complete our reports in an average of just 5 business days. This is the fastest in the field.
We use our more than 400 years of combined experience and an average of almost 12 years each, an unsurpassed reference library of over 35,000 publications and files, and service to more than 600,000 applicants.
These core values are integral to everything we do. We are driven to deliver on our mission to "promote the betterment of individuals' lives and society" with the highest quality and a compassionate approach.
We are dedicated to serving our customers, keeping our costs competitive, and giving back to those in need. Our ECE® Aid charitable initiative provides free reports to refugees and others who need a little help.
ECE prepares reports based on the documents considered official in the country in which they were issued. We require the most secure and reliable educational documentation available. But, we know that there can be challenges in some countries. Therefore, our Documentation Requirements vary by country.
We are proud to be a recipient of the Better Business Bureau 2018 Torch Awards for Ethics!
"ECE has been helpful! I joined the National Guard with a higher pay grade and the rank of Specialist because of my college degree from Mexico. They checked and validated the transcript from ECE, and it was all good. Eventually I will use this evaluation for further education."
- Juan Gonzalez, Mexico
"Born, raised and educated in Australia, I chose to travel the world once I completed my undergraduate degree. Some years later, I decided it was time to further my education and found myself in the U.S. I heard horrible things from fellow international students about trying to get degrees "converted" to American equivalents ... thankfully, ECE made it quick, easy and completely painless. The results were just what I needed."
- Beck Lamb, Australia
"I compared many and found ECE's process easy and economical. I got my evaluation report within 30 days time in a well-packed envelope with all my originals back. Good evaluation report format, timely services. I achieved my objective. Keep it up."
- - Lokesh Khandelwal, India
In August Serena Spitalieri from Centro Informazioni Mobilità Equivalenze Accademiche (CIMEA) in Italy came to our office in Milwaukee for three weeks of credential evaluation training. We asked her to share her experience.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has started an Open Data Portal with links to public data relating to education and science in Ukraine.
Laikipia University, Kenya has booklets from its graduation ceremonies, containing lists of graduates, available
The Minister of Education and Training (Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo) of Vietnam has established a new general education curriculum for primary and secondary education.
Since 1987 Educational Credential Evaluators has been a Charter Member and a Member in Good Standing of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).