Another thing to consider with Validential:
Do credential evaluation companies have the right to "make an institution accredited", or do they just report on its accreditation/recognition status in a given country and attempt to find equivalencies? France has a list of nationally-recognized insitutions and European International University (reference link above) isn't on it. EIU is a licensed-only French institution that operates legally, but has no national recognition in France. Does Validential have a right to transform their French licensed-only institution status into an accredited/nationally-recognized institution status? I think that NACES evaluators would say "No." Validential evaluators apparently feel that they have this power. That's a red flag for me.
Do credential evaluation companies have the right to "make an institution accredited", or do they just report on its accreditation/recognition status in a given country and attempt to find equivalencies? France has a list of nationally-recognized insitutions and European International University (reference link above) isn't on it. EIU is a licensed-only French institution that operates legally, but has no national recognition in France. Does Validential have a right to transform their French licensed-only institution status into an accredited/nationally-recognized institution status? I think that NACES evaluators would say "No." Validential evaluators apparently feel that they have this power. That's a red flag for me.
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