Lorain County Community College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about LCCC

LCCC requirements in detail

Official records, officially translated

LCCC asks for official, certified school records rather than photocopies, usually documents issued by the school, the ministry of education, the government or the office responsible for records.

If you cannot provide an original, a certified true copy or an unofficial record may be submitted (international admission).

The catalog adds the two rules that matter for translation: scanned copies may be used for the admission review, but official copies are required for course evaluation and course credit, and all documents must be in English or officially translated into English (catalog).

Because LCCC reads the final-year grade report and the secondary exam results to confirm about 12 years of schooling, translate both, and the exam certificate in full.

The same translation rule appears in the financial checklist: the bank letter or statement must be original, issued by the bank, and in English or with an official English translation (International admission information). See high school diploma translation.

Residents with a foreign diploma: the Records Office decides

Permanent residents, refugees and asylees apply through Enrollment, Financial and Career Services rather than the international office (catalog).

If you graduated from high school outside the US, LCCC's Records Office determines whether your diploma meets US high school completion equivalency, using reference guides such as AACRAO's Foreign Educational Credentials Required and the US Department of State.

You submit a foreign high school equivalency form or a copy of the secondary school leaving certificate issued by the government agency; more may be asked depending on the country, and a third-party evaluation is accepted instead (admissions policy).

This matters most for federal financial aid, which requires proof of high school completion.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Final-year secondary grade report and the diploma or graduation document
• Secondary exam certificate or results
• Secondary school leaving certificate, for the Records Office review
• University or English-study transcripts
• Bank letter or statement, 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 LCCC

• F-1 applicants send the LCCC application, the International Student Application, the records and their translations to International Initiatives at 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria; processing and the acceptance letter take one to three weeks (International admission information).

• Questions about transcript evaluation go to the Registrar's Office, registrar.transfer@lorainccc.edu or 440-366-4074 (Transfer to LCCC). eVerbary can email the translation directly to the admissions office on request.

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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