Instant Education Verification Background Checks with Detailed Records
Perform education verification for your KYC and user onboarding needs instantly. Confirm past education details provided by the user during or before onboarding. Education verification mitigates the risk of onboarding a user with false education credentials and protects against liability claims.
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Pre-screening
Instant risk scores and a confidence profile on user PII tell you whether a criminal check is required.
Get Social Profiles and Employment Information
Identifies and flags high-risk users by analyzing data patterns and anomalies
Up to five additional identifiers may be provided for each contact identifier
Identity Verification
With over five identity verification methods, users are onboarded in less than 30 seconds, while advanced AI fraud prevention adds a powerful layer of selfie verification.
Guided instructions for Identity Verification
Branded and customizable workflows
Forensically analyzes government-issued photo identification
Education Verification
Complete your user onboarding checklist
In-depth records with manual review
Verify details of education
Pay-as-you-go with no monthly commitments
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Instant Guest screening which integrates with your property management software. Vacation rental screening just got easier with automated workflows, instant background checks, and user insights.
Financial Services
Simplify customer onboarding and enhance regulatory compliance with Authenticate's powerful KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) verification APIs. Instantly verify customer identities using reliable, globally trusted data sources—designed specifically to meet the rigorous standards of financial institutions.
E-Commerce
Enhance your e-commerce customer onboarding process with Authenticate’s advanced identity verification and criminal background screening solutions. Prevent fraud, protect user identities, and ensure secure, trustworthy transactions—seamlessly integrated into your platform to deliver a smooth and compliant user experience.
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Instantly Verify Education—Schools,
Degree Details, and More
This includes verifying the name and location of the institution, the type of school, degrees earned and more.
Detailed descriptions of each offence.
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Authenticate adheres to the highest industry standards, ensuring full compliance and certification.
Compliant with SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA
Covers all counties and states
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about education background check
What is education verification and how does Authenticate do it instantly?
Education verification confirms the legitimacy of a candidate’s academic history—school name, degree type, major, and graduation or attendance dates. Authenticate connects directly to the National Student Clearinghouse (NSCH) and other accredited registries via API. Once the user’s name, date of birth, and school details are submitted, our system queries those databases in real time, applies fuzzy-match algorithms to catch misspellings, and returns a verified or disputed result in under 30 seconds.
Why is verifying education credentials important for KYC and onboarding?
Fake degrees can signal broader integrity risks such as identity theft, resume fraud, or even money-laundering schemes that exploit professional licensing gaps. By adding education verification to your KYC or onboarding workflow, you ensure the user’s qualifications are genuine, reduce liability for negligent hiring, and protect against reputational damage. Authenticate automates this step so you maintain trust without slowing conversion.
Which data sources does Authenticate use to verify degrees and attendance?
Our primary source is the National Student Clearinghouse;the nation’s largest repository of U.S. post-secondary records. We supplement it with state Department of Education feeds, global university registries, and direct registrar partnerships for schools that do not report to NSCH.
How does Authenticate handle incomplete or “unverifiable” education results?
When a school is closed, archived, or outside standard data feeds, the order shifts to “manual research.” Our compliance team contacts the registrar, alumni office, or archival service directly, uploads supporting documents, and updates your dashboard.
Can I integrate education checks with other background screening APIs?
Absolutely. A single REST endpoint lets you chain identity verification, education checks, employment history, and criminal background searches in one request. Webhooks push live status updates. SDKs for Python, Node, Java, and no-code Zapier connectors mean you can embed education verification without heavy engineering lift and integrate instantly.
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