Glendale Community College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Glendale CC requirements in detail

Certified translation, with an ATA recommendation

Glendale's application requirements state the rule twice: non-English documents need a certified English translation, and in the educational records section Glendale adds that it recommends a certified translator through the American Translators Association.

The wording is a recommendation, so a certified translation from a professional service meets the rule; if you prefer to follow the suggestion, eVerbary can assign a translator individually certified by ATA on request.

Glendale accepts certified copies and lets you start with unofficial documents for review, but official documents are required upon admission, and everything you submit becomes Glendale's property.

Translate the same version you will later send officially, so the translation matches the record on file.

Which records, by applicant

High school applicants prove completion with their transcripts, adding a graduation certificate or diploma if the transcript does not show the graduation date; students in their final year can apply with in-progress records and send final ones before enrolling (International Students: application form & requirements).

If you have completed at least one term at a college or university, Glendale does not need your high school records, only the transcripts of every college attended.

Students from a language school send their ESL transcripts too; completing the required level at a GCC partner ESL program meets the English requirement. For high school records, see our high school diploma translation page.

Credit for college work abroad

The 2025–2026 catalog sends college credit from outside the US to an independent international credentials evaluation agency; Admissions & Records and the International Student Center hold the list, and the agency mails the official copy.

The report must break coursework into upper and lower division, give the semester unit equivalency and a grade (A–F or Pass/No Pass).

Those courses count only for the GCC AA or AS, not for Cal-GETC certification, and never for English Composition, Oral Communication or American Institutions.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts and, if needed, the diploma or graduation certificate
• College or university transcripts, every institution
• ESL or language school transcripts
• Bank statements and the affidavit of financial support documents

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 Glendale CC

• Send the translation with the copy of the original as part of the International Student Application package described in Glendale's application guide; after applying you get a GCC Student ID and track the file in MyGCC (International Students: application form & requirements).

• For credit, the translation goes to the evaluation agency, which sends its official report to Glendale; we can also email the translation directly to an admissions office on request.

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 Glendale CC, 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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