美國南部院校協會大學委員會(全稱：Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ，即SACSCOC)隸屬於美國六大聯盟，是美國地區性高等院校學位授予認證機構，管轄範圍包括湯瑪斯大學地處的喬治亞州在內的西南部11州。

美國西部院校聯盟（WASC）是美國教育部授權的為公立和私立學校、學院和大學進行認證的六大教育聯盟之一，其認證標準明確、流程嚴密、評估全面，至今已對世界各地超過4600所院校進行認證，是極受認可、極具權威的教育認證機構。WASC認證的宗旨是：學校的目標在於學生學習上的成功，學校有明確的宗旨和為全校學生設立的目標，以及學校參加內部/外部評估、自我完善以更好地支持學生的學習。圍繞著以上宗旨，WASC認證的評估涉及到學校教學與運營的方方面面。學校除提交上百頁的書面材料外，也按照委員會要求安排董事會與管理層面談、各類課堂旁聽、學生對談、教師訪談與職工訪談，從課程體系到寄宿專案，從財務、人事到運營、招生，都獲得了積極正面的回饋。

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to helping international students and professionals achieve their educational and professional goals in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1974, we evaluate and advocate for the recognition of international education qualifications.

For 45 years, we have set the standard of excellence in the field of international mobility with our credential evaluations, research, and ongoing support for international students and skilled immigrants. We have provided credential evaluations to almost two million people worldwide. Our evaluations are widely recognized by more than 2,500 educational, business, and governmental institutions throughout the U.S. and Canada.

We want international students and professionals to succeed. That’s why we offer resources. Through WES Advisor, we publish articles on a wide range of topics about working and studying in the U.S. and Canada. WES Global Talent Bridge and our research and consulting services provide support to institutions that work with international students and professionals. The WES Mariam Assefa Fund, our high-impact USD$30 million philanthropic fund, supports organizations working to integrate immigrants and refugees into the economy in the U.S. and Canada.

Josef Silny and Associates

Josef Silny and Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants (JS&A) is a private organization founded in 1987. Our purpose is to serve foreign nationals who come to study, work or live in the United States. We evaluate and translate their foreign educational credentials and issue a report of equivalency in terms of the educational system in the United States. Our foreign credential evaluations and translations are used for high school, undergraduate, and graduate admission, immigration, employment, professional licensure, and other purposes.

In addition to our extensive knowledge of world educational systems, our multilingual staff of over 70 professionals understands the situation of our applicants because most of us have lived or studied abroad, and now reside in Miami, one of the most multicultural cities in the world. You will receive personalized attention and answers to all your questions. 

JS&A is a Member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), NAFSA: Association of International Educators, and the American Translators Association (ATA). Josef Silny is a past chairperson of NACES.

Josef Silny, M.A., President

Josef Silny, founder and President of JS&A, is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert, having written numerous publications in the field of foreign credential evaluation and international admissions. He has more than forty years of experience in international education, including five years as the Director of International and Transfer Admissions at the City University of New York and eleven years as the Director of International Admissions at the University of Miami. He has participated as a panelist or workshop director at professional conferences since 1974 and has held numerous committee chairmanships and memberships in national professional organizations and corporations.

JS&A Professional Staff

Carolina Afonso, Assistant Foreign Credential Evaluator

Daryl Buford, M.A., Senior Assistant Director of Evaluations

Ana Cabrera, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator

Amanda Caputo, B.S., Foreign Credential Evaluator 

Hilda Caputo, B.A., Vice President

Yakeline Cruz, B.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator

Hany Garcia, Assistant Foreign Credential Evaluator

Lourdes Garcia, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator

Omar Garcia Garrido, B.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator

Ricardo Garcia Pineyro, B.S., Translator

Juan Garibaldi, B.A., Assistant Director of Evaluations

Jennifer Gold, M.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator 

Antonio Gonzalez, B.A., Translator

Jessica Gonzalez, B.A., Translator

Gian Inchauspe, B.A., Assitant Director of Evaluations

Maurizio Laurenti, M.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator

Mayelin Leal, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator

Kenneth Li, B.Tech., Assistant Director of Evaluations

Polina Lippman, B.A., Director of Evaluations

Alexandra Lopez, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator 

Cloe Lopez, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator

Eva Nikaj, B.B.A., Assistant Director of Evaluations

Stephen Paez, B.A., Director of Translation

Marcos Pardo, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator

Juan Carlos Perez, Associate Director of Translation

Beatriz Pineda, B.A., Assistant Director for Initial Training

Laure Priolet, M.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator

Carol Raab, B.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator

Anastasia Rodriguez, B.A., Assistant Director of Corporate Relations

Noeli Rodriguez, B.A., Senior Assistant Director of Evaluations

Lihem Torres, M.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator

Liset Turino, M.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator

Samantha Vega, M.S., Foreign Credential Evaluator

Mujun Wang, B.B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator 

Karen Zepeda, Assistant Foreign Credential Evaluator

Organizations Which Accept Evaluations Done By JS&A

JS&A is a Member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES). Evaluations prepared by JS&A are accepted and recognized by the organizations listed below:

 

1. U.S. Federal Government

The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

The United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Defense

The United States Labor Department

The United States Office of Personnel Management

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Health Care Financing Administration

2. U.S. Armed Forces

Air Force

Army

Marines

3. Licensing Boards

Accounting: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Architecture: Alaska, California

Barbers: Florida, Minnesota, South Dakota 

Cosmetology: North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont

Engineering: Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Texas, Virginia

Law: California, Florida, Texas

Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health: Florida 

Medical Laboratory: American Medical Technologists, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Health Care Financing Administration, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, Tennessee

Midwifery: Florida 

Nursing: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Wyoming

Opticianry: Florida 

Psychology: California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia

Respiratory Care: National Board for Respiratory Care, California, Florida

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Florida, Georgia

Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service

4. State Departments of Education

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

5. Other Governmental and Private Agencies

AmericanAssociation for Clinical Chemistry

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

Broward County Sheriff’s Office

CASPA - Central Application Service for Physician Assistants

Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services

National Career Development Association 

NCAA

Office of Personnel of: City of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami Beach, New York City, State of New York.

6. Hundreds of Colleges and Universities

Many other organizations which do not appear on this list may also accept evaluations done by JS&A. Applicants are advised to check with the agency, institution, or organization to which they intend to submit the evaluation to make certain that the evaluation will be recognized.