Who uses ECE credential evaluation reports?

ECE reports are used by universities, employers, immigration authorities, licensing boards, and other organizations for admissions, hiring, immigration, and licensure purposes.

ECE prepares credential evaluation reports that compare academic and professional degrees earned abroad to those earned in the United States or Canada. These evaluations are used by colleges, employers, licensing boards, and governments.

Why choose ECE for credential evaluation services?

ECE has over 45 years of experience, a team of expert evaluators with more than 500 years of combined experience, and a 90% customer satisfaction rate. Their evaluations are trusted by over 2,000 institutions across the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand.

How quickly does ECE respond to customer inquiries?

ECE responds to all customer messages within 24 hours.

How experienced are ECE’s credential evaluators?

On average, ECE evaluators have worked at the organization for 14 years, and the evaluator training program takes about 10 months. The team shares over 500 years of combined experience.

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About Us

Our Mission

To ensure that educational qualifications are fairly and accurately recognized across borders.

Who We Are

We are over 100 people passionate about helping others create a better life by providing an equivalency for the education they earned in their home countries to one earned in the United States or Canada.

Most of us live and work in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where our headquarters is, but we have colleagues who work remotely across the United States.

We love working for ECE, and many of us have been here for more than 20 years. A few of us have been here more than 30 years. We know this longevity isn’t something you find at many organizations. We think it’s special, and we’re thankful to work with such great colleagues and customers.

What ECE Does: Credential Evaluation for Global Education

Educational Credential Evaluators® (ECE) is a nonprofit organization that prepares foreign education credential evaluation reports. A credential evaluation compares academic and professional degrees earned in one country to academic and professional degrees earned in another.

Colleges, universities, employers, licensing boards, and governments use these academic assessments to evaluate foreign education as part of the admission, hiring, immigration, or licensure process.

Read more about why working with a nonprofit is important, written by Former ECE^® President, Margit Schatzman.

Expert Evaluations. Endless Possibilities.^®

This isn’t just a tagline – it’s at the heart of what we do. We appreciate international education because many of us have studied or earned degrees overseas, and we know the potential it can hold. Several of us had our academic records evaluated, too, so we know what it’s like to be in your position.

We understand the importance of a credential evaluation in your plans and how difficult it may be to obtain proper documentation.

It’s what's hleped us create a simpler, more accessible experience for everyone. And why we’re a little more flexible than our competitors when it comes to documentation requirements.

It’s also why we treat you with respect and courtesy. It’s what we appreciated when we were customers.

ECE by the Numbers

4.5: rating on Google reviews
10: months for new evaluator training
13: years of our evaluators’ tenure at ECE, on average
24: hours within which all messages are returned
93: percent customer satisfaction, according to a recent survey
40,000+: evaluations completed each year
850,000+: evaluations completed since founded

93%

of students we've assisted gave us an A.*

★★★★★

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*Results based on responses from 1,820 recent ECE^® applicants from a 3/24 survey.

Global Credential Evaluation Backed by 45+ Years of Expertise

We understand educational systems from around the world. In fact, last year we evaluated the education of people from 190 different countries.

ECE^® Evaluators have more than 400 years of combined experience, and we pride ourselves on producing educational credential assessments with quality, thoroughness, and integrity.

Students know ECE as an organization that provides reports quickly, has superior customer service (chat, message, or talk via LiveChat) and is accepted at more than 2,000 institutions in the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand.

Our reach is wide, but we’re always trying to connect with students where they are. That’s why we launched ececredentialevaluation.com specifically for students in China.

ECE Helps Educate Those in the Educational Credential Evaluation Community

We’ve seen a lot in our 40+ years of serving our customers, and we share that knowledge with our fellow evaluators in the field.

We provide support and training to educational institutions and other businesses that perform their own credential evaluation.

Since 1980 ECE has served the educational credential community through…

Resources, such as the ECE^® Connection and ECE^® e-Learning webinar trainings, to share our knowledge with others in the field
Participation in trade organizations and support of industry initiatives
Speaking at industry events

ECE Gives Back

Through ECE® Aid, our charitable initiative, we’re able to provide free evaluation reports to vulnerable and displaced individuals.

ECE – Ethical Credential Evaluation Services

We are proud to be a recipient of the Better Business Bureau 2018 Torch Awards for Ethics!

2025-2026 Memberships and Associations

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)

National organization that provides resources, professional development, and guidance to higher education professionals in the areas of admissions, registration, and records management. AACRAO's work focuses on supporting institutions and individuals in navigating the complexities of higher education, particularly in areas like international student admissions, credit transfer, and technology integration

American International Recruitment Council (AIRC)

ECE is an Associated Member with AIRC, an organization that promotes ethical recruitment and offers an agent certification program. ECE® representatives are frequent presenters at the yearly AIRC conference. ECE is a 2021 Diamond Sponsor of AIRC.

AIEA Association of International Education Administrators

AIEA unites international education leaders and their colleagues around the globe to encourage discourse, to promote global education, and to manage higher international education. ECE^® professional staff have contributed to AIEA annual conferences by presenting on applied comparative education issues.

Council of International Schools (CIS)

As a Supporting Member of CIS, the services of ECE compliment and assist those who are a part of the community of higher educational institutions. Our evaluation staff presents at the annual CIS Forum.

European Association for International Education (EAIE)

EAIE is a European-based non-profit organization that serves individuals involved in the internationalization of their institutions. The professional staff at ECE are frequent conference presenters and workshop organizers, committee members, and official trainers.

Groningen Declaration Network (GDN)

We are a proud signer of the Groningen Declaration, one of the world’s leading voices advocating for academic data portability.

Institute of International Education (IIE)

As a champion of international academic exchange, IIE provides its members with a wealth of research data, which enhances the role of ECE in supporting access to student mobility across borders.

National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)

Members of NACES^® are independent, nongovernmental organizations that provide credential evaluation services to individuals who have completed part or all their education outside the United States. ECE is a Charter Member since the association’s founding in 1987. The professional staff at ECE have held various offices within the NACES^® Board of Directors as well as multiple committee assignments to assist with the association’s vision and mission.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA)

As a non-profit, member-led organization, NAFSA is dedicated to the advancement of international education and exchange. ECE is a Global Associate Partner of NAFSA, and our professional staff has served as network leaders, committee members, Training Corps members, and contributors to NAFSA publications and resources. Our ECE^® Senior Director of Marketing, Leigh Lane Peine, currently serves on the Leadership Development Committee.

National Association of Graduate Admission Professionals (NAGAP)

NAGAP focuses on Graduate Enrollment Management and promotes collaboration with its members through education and professional development. The professional evaluation staff at ECE (Associate Member) regularly presents at its annual Graduate Enrollment Summit.

Postsecondary Electronics Standards Council (PESC)

GEO Code, an initiative of PESC, is a free directory of identifying codes for institutions worldwide. ECE led this initiative by developing the web application used to administer and distribute Geo Code Data, as well as hosting its open web application.

Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (SACRAO)

SACRAO is a non-profit association that unites various state organizations of admissions officers and registrars to promote best practices and high standards within the industry.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Our Human Resources staff, who benefit from their professional memberships with SHRM, contribute to the organizations’ leadership and resources.

The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals (TAICEP)

TAICEP is the only international professional association that supports and serves the profession of international credential evaluation. Members of our experienced evaluation staff were instrumental in the foundation of this non-profit organization, and they continue to serve in leadership, committee, and training roles.