Foreign Evaluation Services

College Level Coursework

Taft College accepts foreign coursework from students whose transcripts have been evaluated and certified by an accredited agency listed below.

If you are submitting COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY transcripts, make sure the evaluation is “Detailed or Comprehensive” and that it include the following items:

  • Course-by-Course descriptions
  • General Statement
  • Grade Point Average
  • Lower and/or Upper Division Courses

The official transcripts must be mailed to Taft College Admissions, 29 Cougar Court, Taft, CA 93268.

F-1 International students Under 18 years old: You must submit an evaluation that verifies your high school transcript is equivalent to the completion of a U.S. high school diploma.

Accredited Evaluation Agencies

Below is a list of agencies accredited by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services and the Association of International Credential Evaluators.

Accredited by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES®)

  • Center for Applied Research, Evaluations, and Education, Inc.
    P.O. Box 18358
    Anaheim, CA 92817
    Phone: (714) 237-9272
    Fax: (714) 237-9279
    www.iescaree.com
  • Educational Records Evaluation Services, Inc. (ERES)
    601 University Avenue, Suite 127
    Sacramento, CA 95825
    Phone: (916) 921-0790
    Fax: (916) 921-0793
    www.eres.com
  • International Education Research Foundation, Inc.
    P.O. Box 3665
    Culver City, CA 90231-3665
    Phone: (310) 258-9451
    www.ierf.org
  • World Education Services, Inc.
    P.O. Box 5087
    Bowling Green Station
    New York, NY 10274-5087
    Phone: (212) 966-6311
    www.wes.org

Accredited by the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE®)

  • Academic Credentials Evaluation Inst., Inc. (ACEI)
    9854 National Boulevard, Box 186
    Los Angeles, CA 90034
    Phone: (310) 275-3530
    Fax: (310) 275-3528
    www.acei1.com
  • American Education Research Corporation (AERC)
    P.O. Box 996
    West Covina, CA 91793-0996
    Phone: (626) 339-4404
    Fax: (626) 339-9081
    www.aerc-eval.com
  • Foreign Credential Evaluations, Inc.
    1425 Market Boulevard, Suite 330-PMB#305
    Roswell, GA 30076
    Phone: (770) 642-1108
    Fax: (770) 641-8381
    www.fceatlanta.com