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  "name": "World-education-services-wes",
  "description": "World Education Services (WES) provides credential evaluation and verification services for international education, serving both individual applicants and institutional partners through dedicated online portals.",
  "url": "https://optimly.ai/brand/world-education-services-wes",
  "websiteUrl": "https://applications.wes.org/",
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  "category": "Foreign Credential Evaluation Services",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-27T15:58:26.641Z",
  "verifiedVitals": {
    "website": "https://applications.wes.org",
    "category": "Non-profit Educational Services",
    "what_it_does": "World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit social enterprise that provides credential evaluations for international students and immigrants planning to study or work in the U.S. and Canada. It also engages in social impact programming, public policy and advocacy, and philanthropic activities to support the economic, educational, and social inclusion of these individuals.",
    "primary_audience": "The primary audience for World Education Services (WES) is international students and immigrants seeking to study, work, or immigrate to the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, WES serves universities, licensing boards, government agencies, and employers who require official assessments of foreign qualifications.",
    "core_product": "The core product of World Education Services (WES) is academic credential evaluations. These include Document-by-Document Evaluations and Course-by-Course Evaluations. WES also provides Educational Credential Assessments (ECAs) for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and NZQA Global Records Verification Reports.",
    "pricing_model": {
      "kind": "transactional",
      "detail": "Pricing varies by report type, destination country, and additional services. As of January 1, 2026, evaluation prices increased by 3%. Examples of starting prices include: Document-by-Document Evaluation at approximately $118 USD / $133 CAD, Course-by-Course Evaluation at approximately $186 USD / $242 CAD, ECA for IRCC at C$264 CAD, and NZQA Global Records Verification Report at $59 USD. These prices do not include delivery fees or other additional fees."
    },
    "parent_ownership": "World Education Services (WES) is an independent non-profit organization. It was founded by Peace Corps volunteers in 1974.",
    "named_competitors": [
      "MotaWord",
      "A2Z Evaluations",
      "Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)",
      "The Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (ACEI)",
      "AAE Evaluations",
      "American Education & Translation Services (AET)",
      "SpanTran: The Evaluation Company",
      "Foundation for International Services (FIS)",
      "International Evaluations",
      "Silvergate Evaluations",
      "Bruscan Educational Information Services (BEIS)",
      "GEO Credential Services",
      "EEE of America",
      "Josef Silny & Associates (JS&A)",
      "International Education Research Foundation (IERF)",
      "International Education Evaluations (IEE)"
    ]
  },
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    "problemIntents": [
      "Need for foreign education credential assessment",
      "Difficulty proving international qualifications",
      "Institutions needing reliable international transcript verification"
    ],
    "solutionIntents": [
      "International credential evaluation services",
      "Academic equivalency reports",
      "Foreign degree verification for immigration or employment"
    ],
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      "WES report acceptance",
      "WES processing times",
      "Cost of WES evaluation",
      "WES vs. other credential evaluators"
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}