Columbus Technical College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Columbus Tech requirements in detail

What the recommended agencies ask for the translation

WES accepts an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator, such as a certified translation agency, and rejects translations by applicants.

Josef Silny & Associates asks for translations made in the US by ATA-certified translators, or abroad by officially certified professional translators.

For Foreign Credential Evaluations and Lisano International, check their requirements before ordering.

If you choose Josef Silny, eVerbary can assign a translator individually certified by ATA on request (see below).

Admission first, credit second

For admission, Columbus Tech needs only a document evaluation of your secondary school records; if you want earlier college courses transferred, you need a more detailed, course-by-course report (International student admission packet (PDF, columbustech.edu)).

Applicants with a college degree do not need to submit a high school diploma. Transcripts must arrive in envelopes sealed by the sending institution.

Translate the high school diploma and grades, or your college records, before you open the agency file.

The packet is linked from Columbus Tech's international applicants page and asks you to start a full semester before your desired start date.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcript and diploma, for the document evaluation
• College transcripts from every college attended
• Degree certificates
• Bank letter, if not in English

What an eVerbary translation includes

• A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
• Grades exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA.
• A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload.
• $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.

Uploading the translation to Columbus Tech

• The translation goes to the NACES agency with your records; the agency sends the evaluation directly to Columbus Tech's Office of Admissions, 928 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31904 (International student admission packet (PDF, columbustech.edu)).

• On request we can email the translation directly to the admissions office.

If you need a translator certified by ATA

Some offices accept only a translator who is personally certified by the American Translators Association (ATA). eVerbary assigns one on request, for the languages ATA certifies into English:

To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for Columbus Tech, which program it is for, and that you need a translator individually certified by ATA, plus anything else the office asks for (notarization, delivery by email to the office).

We confirm the price and the translator before you pay. ATA does not certify other languages into English, so no translator anywhere holds ATA certification for them.

For those languages we provide a notarized certified translation instead, at $44.95 per page plus notarization ($34.90 per order); ask the office to confirm it accepts that, and write its answer in the quote notes.

How to order

1. Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
2. Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
3. Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and upload it with the copy of the original wherever the institution asks for it.

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