Long Beach City College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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LBCC requirements in detail

A certified translation for every document, one PDF at a time

LBCC's rule is broad.

The International Student Program page says all documents written in languages other than English must include a certified English translation, and that each required document is uploaded individually, in PDF form, with that translation.

That covers the bank statement from you or a family sponsor, a government sponsor's award letter, the tuberculosis test result and the academic records, not only transcripts.

The catalog repeats the rule and asks for official sealed college or university transcripts.

For applicants under 18 at enrollment, LBCC asks for a copy of the official high school diploma and says school transcripts or certificates of class completion are not accepted in its place (International Student Program).

Translate the diploma itself, with its seals and signatures; see high school diploma translation.

Vocational Nursing: an ACEI evaluation

The Vocational Nursing program asks for proof of high school graduation and says all foreign transcripts must be evaluated by ACEI.

ACEI asks for a complete, word-for-word translation by a translator certified by the American Translators Association if it is done in the US, together with the original-language documents.

If you apply to this program, ask eVerbary for a free quote for an ATA-certified translator and say it is for ACEI.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school diploma (required if you are under 18)
• College or university transcripts, sealed
• Bank statement from you or your sponsor
• Tuberculosis test result
• Government sponsor award letter or embassy financial guarantee

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 LBCC

• Upload each document with its certified English translation as a separate PDF in the LBCC international application portal; LBCC does not accept paper documents (International Student Program).

• For Vocational Nursing, the translation goes to ACEI with your transcripts, and ACEI's evaluation goes to the program (LBCC catalog: Vocational/Practical Nursing).

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 LBCC, 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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