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Diablo Valley College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Diablo Valley College (DVC) applies foreign college credit toward its 60-unit associate degree only after a course-by-course evaluation by a NACES member agency, and its Dental Hygiene program asks for the same for foreign college transcripts; admission itself needs no evaluation. DVC's evaluation agencies, NACES members such as WES, ECE, IERF and FCSA, accept certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. The translation comes first and goes to the agency, which then sends DVC the evaluation; we do not produce that evaluation.
Admission: no evaluation
Transcripts with the application are for admission only.
NACES for degree credit
Course-by-course, toward the 60-unit associate degree.
Transferring on? Maybe none
No evaluation needed without a DVC associate degree.
DVC requirements at a glance
| What DVC asks for | |
|---|---|
| Translation | No DVC or district admission page publishes a translation rule. The evaluation agency needs the translation before it can evaluate a record not in English. |
| Admission (F-1) | Through the Contra Costa Community College District international office; under-18 applicants send a high school transcript or expected-graduation letter; transcripts are for admission only (Contra Costa Community College District: international students). |
| Evaluation | For foreign credit toward the DVC associate degree: course-by-course by a NACES member, with semester units, upper or lower division, letter grades and course descriptions (DVC: acceptance of transfer credits). |
| Who may translate | Set by the agency: WES wants a professional translator; ECE accepts the applicant's own; FCSA accepts most professional agencies, and self-translation only for Spanish (WES, ECE, FCSA). |
| Dental Hygiene | Foreign college transcripts must be translated/evaluated by a foreign evaluation service that is a NACES member (DVC Dental Hygiene: how to apply). |
| Limits of foreign credit | It cannot certify CSU GE or IGETC, except IGETC Language Other Than English, and English courses taken abroad do not count as ENGL C1000 (DVC: acceptance of transfer credits). |
| High school copies | The post-acceptance guide suggests bringing 2-3 official copies of your high school transcript, translated if possible, to clear math prerequisites (DVC post-acceptance welcome documents (PDF)). |
| Does it accept eVerbary? | Yes. DVC asks for an evaluation from any NACES member (transfer credit), and WES, a NACES member, accepts a certified translation from a professional translation service (WES), as do ECE, IERF, Educational Perspectives and FCSA (ECE, IERF, EP, FCSA). Policy checked on October 13, 2026. |
Checked on October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on DVC's own page before you submit.
When DVC students need an evaluation, and when they do not
The district's international office says its colleges do not evaluate foreign college or university transcripts for course waivers or transfer credit, and that transcripts sent with the application are for admission only. Adult applicants send no academic records at all; under-18 applicants send a high school transcript or a letter with the expected graduation date, checked against a district list of equivalent credentials by country, and DVC does not admit on preliminary results.
An evaluation matters only if you want foreign college work applied to the DVC associate degree. DVC's transfer credit page then requires a course-by-course report from a NACES member, and says students who plan to transfer to a four-year school without a DVC associate degree do not need one. The post-acceptance guide says the same: translate or evaluate college records only if you hope to apply the credits to a DVC associate degree. Talk to a counselor before paying for a report.
What each evaluation agency asks for the translation
DVC accepts any NACES member. WES wants an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator or service and does not translate (WES). ECE accepts complete, word-for-word translations, lets applicants translate their own documents, and sells an $85 waiver under which it translates internally for the report only (ECE). IERF wants line-by-line, word-for-word, typed translations in the original layout and may require a professional one (IERF).
Educational Perspectives accepts translations from a reputable agency or a certified professional translator, and sells its own (EP). FCSA asks for a certified English translation, accepts most professional agencies in the US or abroad, accepts the applicant's own only for Spanish documents, and does not translate (FCSA).
Dental Hygiene and the wording "translated/evaluated"
DVC's Dental Hygiene application page says foreign college transcripts must be translated/evaluated by a foreign evaluation service that is a NACES member. Read with the agencies' own rules, that means the evaluation comes from the NACES member; agencies such as WES and FCSA say they do not translate and ask you to send a translation with your records. Ask the program if you are unsure what it wants on file.
Documents applicants usually translate
- University transcripts and course descriptions, for the NACES evaluation
- Degree or diploma from the foreign college or university
- High school transcripts, for under-18 applicants and math prerequisites
- Foreign college transcripts for Dental Hygiene applicants
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 DVC
The translation goes to the evaluation agency with your records (WES in your WES account, ECE by mail or email), and the agency sends its course-by-course report to DVC Admissions and Records (WES, ECE, DVC).
Admission documents are uploaded with the district's online international application (Contra Costa Community College District: international students); high school copies for math prerequisites are brought to DVC after acceptance (DVC post-acceptance welcome documents (PDF)).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, and we cannot send documents on behalf of the school that issued them. For DVC that means we translate your records; the NACES course-by-course evaluation is ordered by you from the agency after the translation is ready, and only if you need the credit for a DVC associate degree.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- 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.
Sources
Diablo Valley College's own pages, read on October 13, 2026. Enrollment figure: Open Doors (IIE), community colleges hosting the most international students in 2023/24: number 19, with 613 students.
- Contra Costa Community College District: international students
- District: evidence of secondary (high school) graduation, by country (PDF)
- DVC post-acceptance welcome documents (PDF)
- DVC: acceptance of transfer credits
- DVC Dental Hygiene: how to apply
- WES: translation requirements for a WES evaluation
- ECE: documentation requirements
- IERF: required documentation
- Educational Perspectives: translation services
- FCSA: the FCSA edge (translations)
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a translation to apply to DVC as an international student?
The district's international admission page publishes no translation rule, and transcripts sent with the application are for admission only (Contra Costa Community College District: international students).
When do I need a credential evaluation at DVC?
Only to apply foreign college credit to the DVC associate degree, through a NACES member, course by course. Students transferring to a four-year school without a DVC associate degree do not need one (DVC: acceptance of transfer credits).
Which agency should I use?
Any NACES member, such as WES, ECE, IERF, Educational Perspectives or FCSA. The report must show semester units, upper or lower division and letter grades (DVC: acceptance of transfer credits).
Should I translate my high school transcript?
DVC's post-acceptance guide suggests bringing 2-3 official copies, translated if possible, to clear math prerequisites (DVC post-acceptance welcome documents (PDF)).
What does Dental Hygiene require for foreign transcripts?
A translation/evaluation by a foreign evaluation service that is a NACES member (DVC Dental Hygiene: how to apply).
Will eVerbary convert my grades to a US GPA?
No. The translation reproduces the grades and the grading scale exactly as they appear. A GPA conversion is credential evaluation, which the institution or an evaluation agency does.
Translating documents for DVC?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.