Draft:SpanTran: The Evaluation Company
American credential-evaluation company
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The Evaluation Company (TEC), formerly SpanTran, is an American credential evaluation company headquartered in New York City.[1][2] TEC evaluates foreign academic credentials for education, employment, professional licensure, and immigration-related purposes, and also provides document verification and certified translation services.[3][4][5][6] TEC has been a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) since April 1996.[7]
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| Formerly | SpanTran |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Credential evaluation; translation services |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Foreign credential evaluations; Document verification |
| Website | evalcompany |
History
TEC was founded in 1982 under the name SpanTran Educational Consultancy Services, and awarded NACES member status in April 1996.[3][7]
The 'The Evaluation Company' name was formally adopted in July 2024 as part of a rebranding campaign.
In March 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved TEC as a credentialing organization for certain health care workers for immigration purposes.[8] TEC subsequently announced its 'VisaKey' service, offering health care worker certification under the USCIS approval.[9]
TEC's chief legal and compliance officer, Mukul Bakhshi, was appointed to the role in March 2025.[10]
Services
TEC provides several forms of academic credential evaluation. General Analysis evaluations are document-by-document reports that state the U.S. educational equivalency of foreign academic study without recalculating credits or grades, while Course Analysis evaluations are course-by-course evaluations that include individual courses, grades, credit values, and grade point average calculations.[3] Several U.S. colleges and universities list The Evaluation Company, TEC, or SpanTran among accepted or recommended foreign credential evaluators.[11][12][13][14][15]
TEC also provides professional licensure evaluations[4], document verification, and certified translation services. Licensure evaluations commonly provided are within the fields of nursing, engineering, teaching, and architecture.