Metropolitan Community College (Kansas City): Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about MCC-KC

MCC-KC requirements in detail

Secondary school: an official, line-by-line translation

The same line appears on MCC's checklists for students applying from abroad, for a change of status inside the US and for F-1 transfers: official or attested secondary school transcripts, accompanied by an official English line-by-line translation if the originals are not in English (new students, transfer students).

Line by line means every subject, mark and note in the order of the original, which is how a certified translation is made.

Transfer students also send official transcripts from each US school attended; MCC does not require TOEFL for them (International transfer students).

The application fee is $50, paid only by cash, check or money order; MCC does not take cards or electronic transfers, and in-person payment is by appointment (International students: admission for new students).

Bank documents must show at least $21,000 for applicants from abroad, less than 6 months old.

College work from abroad goes through an evaluation first

If you attended a college or university outside the US, MCC wants the transcript evaluated by a third-party service before it arrives, as a course-by-course (line-by-line) report (foreign college transcript).

It lists five common options, ECE, IEE, WES, Atlas Credential Evaluations and The Evaluation Company, and notes a $15 Atlas discount code.

Each agency sets its own translation rule: WES wants a professional translator and does not accept translations by applicants; IEE wants a certified translator; ECE accepts a complete word-for-word translation, including your own, or sells an $85 waiver; The Evaluation Company accepts outside translators only if certified by ATA. eVerbary can assign an ATA-certified translator on request through a free quote.

Non-US high school transcripts, by contrast, can go straight to the Student Data Center at 3200 Broadway (transcript request). MCC does not accept PDF documents emailed to transcripts@mcckc.edu; electronic transcripts come only through the National Student Clearinghouse or Parchment.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts or mark sheets, every year
• Secondary school diploma or leaving certificate
• College or university transcripts, for the course-by-course evaluation
• Bank statement or bank letter, if it is 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 MCC-KC

• F-1 applicants mail the transcripts and their translation to International Student Services at MCC-Penn Valley, or scan them to iss@mcckc.edu (International transfer students). eVerbary can email the translation directly to the office on request.

• For foreign college credit, send the translation with your records to the evaluation agency; the agency's course-by-course report then goes to MCC (Foreign college transcript).

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.

Frequently asked questions