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Wake Technical Community College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Wake Tech asks for complete official secondary and college records with certified translations, and applies the same rule to bank letters, birth certificates and dependents' documents; it does not say who must translate. Wake Technical Community College accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. An evaluation is often not needed for admission, but transfer credit requires a NACES course-by-course evaluation in addition to the translated transcript, and that evaluation is something we do not provide.
Certified, every time
Records, bank letter, birth and marriage certificates.
Evaluation often skipped
Admission usually works from the translated records.
Credit needs both
Certified translation plus NACES course-by-course.
Wake Tech requirements at a glance
| What Wake Tech asks for | |
|---|---|
| Translation (F-1) | Complete official secondary and post-secondary records with certified translations; the bank letter, a birth certificate (if you have no passport) and dependents' documents also need a certified translation if not in English (source). |
| Who may translate | Not stated (source). |
| What the records must show | Courses taken, grades, grading scales, completion certificates for secondary school, Examination Council results, and any degrees (source). |
| Residents and US applicants | If high school was completed outside the US, transcripts and completion certificates with certified translations if not in English (catalog). |
| Evaluation for admission | Often not required; you may be asked for a general evaluation if your documents are not acceptable as presented (agency list). |
| Transfer credit | A course-by-course or detailed evaluation from any NACES member, plus the official transcript with a certified translation, sent to the Admissions Office (source). |
| Deadlines (F-1) | From outside the US: April 15 for fall, September 15 for spring; transfers: July 15 and December 1; processing up to 14 days; $40 fee (source). |
| Does it accept eVerbary? | Yes. Wake Tech's international admission requirements ask for official academic records "with certified translations" and do not restrict who translates (admission requirements); a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary is that kind of translation. Policy checked on October 13, 2026. |
Checked on October 13, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Wake Tech's own page before you submit.
One rule for every document: a certified translation
Wake Tech uses the same wording across its pages. F-1 applicants provide complete official academic records from secondary and post-secondary schools "with certified translations", and those records should show the courses taken, the grades, the grading scale, the secondary completion certificate and, where a national exam completes secondary school, the results from the Examination Council (admission requirements). The bank letter must be in English or accompanied by a certified translation; an applicant without a passport submits a birth certificate with a certified translation; and the marriage and birth certificates for dependents follow the same rule (source).
Because Wake Tech lists the grading scale and exam results among the records it reads, translate the legend that explains the marks and every page of the exam certificate, not only the transcript itself.
Residents and immigrants with a foreign diploma
The rule is not limited to F-1 students. The catalog asks every applicant whose high school was completed outside the US to submit transcripts and completion certificates, with certified translations if they are not in English, plus the Examination Council certificate when an exam is required for completion (catalog). These go to the Admissions Office by email or mail. Registration for later semesters is blocked if transcripts are not received within 30 days of the start of the first semester, and official transcripts are required before financial aid is awarded (source). Non-native speakers of English take the ACCUPLACER-EFL test.
Wake Tech's agency list says an evaluation is often not required for admission; you may be asked for a general evaluation only if your documents are not acceptable as presented (source).
Transfer credit: a translation and an evaluation
For courses taken at a college or university abroad, you need a "course by course" or "detailed" evaluation from a NACES member, and you submit it together with your official transcript, which must carry a certified translation if it is not in English (transfer equivalency). Wake Tech has no preferred company but lists discounted rates with International Education Evaluations and TEC: The Evaluation Company, and warns that it does not guarantee any credit, so weigh the cost against your program. Evaluation agencies set their own translation rules; see translation for credential evaluation.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts, the completion certificate and the grading scale
- Examination Council results, where a national exam completes secondary school
- University transcripts and degree certificates
- Bank letter from the sponsor's or the student's bank
- Birth certificate (if you have no passport) and dependents' marriage and birth certificates
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 Wake Tech
F-1 applicants upload the records and their certified translations with the International Admissions Application; if anything is missing, Wake Tech emails instructions to upload it through the application portal before the deadline (source).
Other applicants send foreign high school records with their translations to the Admissions Office by email or mail (source). For transfer credit, the official transcript, its certified translation and the course-by-course evaluation go to Admissions, which scans them into your record for Registration & Records (source).
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 Wake Tech that means we translate your records, bank letter and certificates; the NACES evaluation needed for transfer credit, or a general evaluation if Admissions asks for one, comes from an evaluation agency.
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.
Sources
Wake Technical Community College's own pages, read on October 13, 2026. Enrollment figure: Open Doors 2025 (IIE), associate's (community) colleges hosting the most international students in 2024/25: number 36, with 340 students.
- International student admissions: requirements
- Catalog: admissions information
- Transfer credit equivalency
- Foreign credential evaluation agencies (PDF)
Frequently asked questions
What kind of translation does Wake Tech accept?
A certified translation; Wake Tech does not say who must make it (source). A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary qualifies.
Do I need a credential evaluation to be admitted to Wake Tech?
Often not. Wake Tech may ask for a general evaluation only if your documents are not acceptable as presented (source).
If I have an evaluation, do I still need a translated transcript for transfer credit?
Yes. Wake Tech asks for the official transcript with a certified translation together with the course-by-course evaluation (source).
I am a resident with a high school diploma from abroad. What do I submit?
Transcripts and completion certificates, with certified translations if not in English, and the Examination Council certificate if an exam completes secondary school (source).
Does my bank letter need a translation?
Yes, if it is not in English: a certified translation (source).
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.
Translating documents for Wake Tech?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.