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Center for Educational Documentation (CED): Pros and Cons

The Center for Educational Documentation (CED) was established in 1976. It is an independent agency and collaborated with major organizations that provide professional services in interpretation of educational credentials of the persons who studied abroad. They do statements of educational equivalency for colleges, universities, professional association, government agencies and public school systems. CED is NOT […]

Glad You are Staying!

By Stephanie Ng
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Cool! You’re still on the list 🙂 If you have any comments, questions etc on the emailing list or this site in general, feel free to drop a note below. This will be very valuable as I improve my list and my site.

Colorado CPA CPE Requirements: Rules and Recommended Courses

To maintain an active CPA license in Colorado, certified public accountants have to fulfill a CPE requirement on a biennial basis. Here is a summary for your reference: Colorado CPA CPE Requirements CPE credits have to be accumulated during a 2-year reporting period. In Colorado, a reporting period is from January 1 of an even-numbered […]

World Education Services (WES): Pros and Cons

By Stephanie Ng
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World Education Services (WES) is the largest non-profit credential services organization. It has been serving the international education community since 1974. Moreover, it performs more than 50,000 evaluations every year for students, job seekers, and immigrants around the world. WES is a founding member of NACES, the National Association of Credit Evaluation Services. WES […]

Number of CPA in USA: Interesting Statistics and Trends

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Many people have been asking me about the number of CPAs in the US. According to NASBA, the United States currently has about 654,375 actively licensed CPAs. The number of CPAs in the US has increased over the last few decades, with 639,628 in 2003 and 646,520 in 2006. The number of AICPA members is […]

Foundation for International Services (FIS): Pros and Cons

Foundation for International Services (FIS) has been a leading provider of international document services since 1978. The company provides foreign credential evaluations and professional translations for both individuals and organizations. FIS is a member of NACES. Cons Expensive – starting from $225 for one-month service Online application tracking service not available Submission Details Original documents […]

Foreign Credentials Service of America (FCSA): Pros and Cons

Foreign Credentials Service of America (FCSA) is a private company established in 1987 for the purpose of assisting individuals, corporations, and educational entities in the interpretation and comparative evaluation of international academic credentials. FCSA is NOT a member of NACES. Note: FCSA is not affiliated with FACS (Foreign Academic Credentials Service) Pros and Cons Pros […]

Education Records Evaluation Service (ERES): Pros and Cons

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Education Records Evaluation Service (ERES) was founded in 1985. Their evaluations are accepted throughout the United States by the hundreds of agencies, Licensing Boards, Employers and Educational Institutions. ERES is a member of NACES. Pros and Cons Pros Relatively affordable at $100 Candidates can email color scanned copy of documents to ERES for evaluation Rush […]

Educational Perspectives: Pros and Cons of this Credential Evaluation

Educational Perspectives has been a member of NACES since 2003. The agency prepares credential evaluation reports that help foreign-educated individuals have their non-US education recognized in the United States. Pros and Cons Pros Photocopies of documents may be submitted depending on your country of origin. Fast turnaround. Cons Online application tracking not available, but applicants […]

ACREVS: Pros and Cons of this Credential Evaluation Service

Academic Credential Records Evaluation & Verification Service (ACREVS) is the first and only academic / education records evaluation company to be ISO 9001:2000 certified. The team provides training to other evaluator services and trained scores of university personnel in international academic records evaluation and verification. ACREVS is NOT a member of NACES. ACREVS Pros and […]