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Tri-County Technical College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes, through the evaluation: Tri-County Tech asks for a credential evaluation, and WES, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Credential evaluation: NACES-endorsed organization
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 27, 2026
Tri-County Technical College asks applicants who finished high school abroad, or who have foreign college credit, for a transcript evaluation from a NACES-endorsed organization, sent directly to its Registrar; it says plainly that it wants an evaluation, not a translation.
Tri-County Tech's evaluation agencies, such as WES and ECE, accept certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
The translation goes to the agency with your records first; the evaluation, which we do not provide, then goes to Tri-County.
Tri-County Tech at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Tri-County Tech asks for an evaluation from a NACES-endorsed organization (international student page), and WES accepts a certified translation from a professional translation service (WES translation rules); ECE, another NACES member, accepts any complete, word-for-word translation. Policy checked on October 27, 2026.
- Translation
- Through the evaluation (NACES)
- Who may translate
- Set by the agency
- Credential evaluation
- NACES-endorsed organization
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 27, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Tri-County Tech's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Tri-County Tech
Evaluation, not translation
Tri-County reads foreign records only through a NACES report.
Three months ahead
Recommended lead time for the evaluation.
No I-20
Residents, immigrants and transient F-1 students.
Tri-County Tech requirements in detail
Translation
Tri-County states no translation rule; it asks for a transcript evaluation, expressly not a transcript translation (International student). The agency needs the translation to read a document not in English.
Who may translate
Set by the agency: WES accepts a professional translation service; ECE accepts any complete, word-for-word translation.
Evaluation
From a NACES-endorsed organization, for foreign high school graduates and for foreign college transfer credit; the official report goes directly to the Registrar (International student).
When
Start the evaluation request three months before the semester you plan to enroll (Submitting documentation for admission).
Where it goes
Registrar: transcripts@tctc.edu, or Tri-County Technical College, P.O. Box 587, Pendleton, SC 29670 (Submitting documentation for admission).
Who applies
Tri-County does not issue I-20s; it admits applicants with documented lawful presence and F-1 students from other schools as transients (International student).
An evaluation, not a translation
Tri-County is one of the few colleges that says it outright: if you finished high school abroad or have college credit from another country, ask a NACES-endorsed organization for a transcript evaluation, not a transcript translation, and have the official report sent straight to the Registrar's Office (international student page).
A translation you send to Tri-County on its own does not meet the requirement.
That does not make the translation unnecessary.
Agencies evaluate documents in English: WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator, not by the applicant; ECE accepts any complete translation and sells an $85 waiver; The Evaluation Company accepts outside translations only from translators certified by ATA.
Translate the high school diploma and transcripts once, in the form your chosen agency wants.
Who this page is for
Tri-County does not issue the Form I-20, so its international applicants are mostly residents and immigrants with documented lawful presence, plus F-1 students from other colleges who take classes as transients (International student).
The high school record can be replaced by an official transcript showing an associate degree or higher from an institutionally accredited college, and Cambridge International exam results are ordered directly from Cambridge (Submitting documentation for admission).
Tri-County recommends starting the evaluation three months before your first semester.
Need a certified translation for Tri-County Tech?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- High school diploma or secondary completion certificate
- High school transcripts or mark sheets
- College or university transcripts, for transfer credit
- Degree certificates, if a degree replaces the high school record
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 Tri-County Tech
The translation goes to the NACES agency with your records; the agency sends its official report to the Registrar at transcripts@tctc.edu or P.O. Box 587, Pendleton, SC 29670 (Submitting documentation for admission).
Tri-County asks that official records come from the issuer, not from you; on request we can email the translation directly to the agency or the admissions office.
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 Tri-County Tech that means we translate your records for the agency; the NACES evaluation is ordered by you and sent by the agency to the Registrar.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Can I send Tri-County a certified translation instead of an evaluation?
No. Tri-County asks for a transcript evaluation, not a transcript translation, from a NACES-endorsed organization (International student). The translation is for the agency.
Which agency should I use?
Any NACES-endorsed organization (International student). WES and ECE accept translations from a professional service; The Evaluation Company wants an ATA-certified translator.
How early should I start?
Tri-County recommends requesting the evaluation three months before the semester you plan to enroll (Submitting documentation for admission).
Does Tri-County issue I-20s?
No. F-1 students from other colleges can apply as transient students (International student).
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.
Sources
Tri-County Technical College's own pages, read on October 27, 2026.
Translating documents for Tri-County Tech?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.