Custom Diplomas

At makecustomdiplomas.com we make diplomas and training certificates for small schools and companies that do in-house training. We also sell the materials so that you can make beautiful certificates yourself.

Custom Diploma Service

We make custom diplomas and training certificates for small schools, home schools, and companies that do in-house training. We do not make fake degrees for people who want a degree but did not earn one. We will not put the name or logo of an organization on a custom diploma without their approval.

It is your custom diploma, so you are in control of all aspects of the design and execution. You choose the paper, layout and design, the choice of graphics, signatures, seals used, and other elements

Choose the size of your custom diploma. Most University and College degrees are 11 x 14 inches. Tabloid size laser printers can print on 11 x 17 inch paper. Some can go up to 13 x 19 inches. Diplomas above that size are printed on a inkjet plotter. Large format plotters usually print from paper rolls. Some Black and White plotters can accept a large sheet of parchment paper. Color plotters usually can't. Some diploma factories charge a great deal of money for these over sized diplomas. I have heard that they charge up to $185.00 a diploma. We are noted for our low prices and generally do not offer these highly over priced diplomas. Our price for up to 11 x 17 color is not over $7.00. Our pricing depends on color or black and white printing and the size. We do 11 x 17 inch, 11 x 14 inch, letter size, half letter size (2 up), and 1/3 letter size (3 up on a sheet). 1/3 sheet size is typically used for gift certificates and warrantees.
Choose your paper. You can use a parchment like Astroparche in natural, white, or several colors. There is a large selection of papers with pre-printed border designs, gold foiled borders, and papers with gold foil headers available in letter size, with a few in 11 x 14 inch size. Most border papers are available in 24 or 28 pound text weight, with a few in 40 pound text. Astroparche is available in 60 pound text and 65 pound cover weights. A flat printed border can be incorporated into the design and laser printed with the custom diploma. Custom made certificates can be manufactured with printed or foiled headers and borders. The cost of making the dies and foiling necessitate that the order quantity be over 500 or 1,000 pieces ordered at a time. Logos or Official Seals can be hot foil stamped directly on the paper and the school name in the header can be foiled.

Create your own design. You can choose from Portrait or Landscape orientation. Since you design your custom diploma you can place the elements wherever you want. You choose the quantity and location of the signature lines. Choose the size and placement of solid graphics, self adhesive foil seals, and background graphics. A background graphic is a very light image ranging from a semi solid to a watermark in intensity placed behind the text. You pick the text for your custom diploma.

Choose the fonts. The most common font used in diplomas is an Old English font. We have a variety of fonts to choose from. For example, you may use Old English for the header and recipient's name, and another font for the body. It is your custom diploma, so you can choose the fonts. We can arc text (e.g. John William University above) or use straight text with or without a drop shadow. We recommend mixed case as all caps are hard to read. Below are a few of your many choices.
Choose graphics and seals. You can you can print full strength graphics, background fades, or your custom logo or seal on your custom diploma. We can help you create the graphics you need. We have over 750,000 graphics in stock.We can make self adhesive foil seals with a background ink for use on the diplomas. This is cheaper than making diploma blanks with hot foiled seals. You can have up to 4 colors of background ink. There are 16 stock ink colors and 170 sizes and shapes available.We also have some stock seals that can be purchased in small numbers
Choose a ribbon. We have pre-shaped one piece double sided satin ribbons in five colors to go on a diploma.
Padded certificate folders can be supplied. There are stock ones available in various materials for letter sized and half sized certificates. Some can be imprinted with your logo for an additional price. We can also make up some custom vinyl folders in various sizes, and we can put your logo and name on the cover by screen printing, hot foil stamping, or debossing and hot foil stamping.

We can supply certificate plaques. We have a large assortment of certificate display plaques to display your custom diploma.

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These are samples of diplomas created by one of my suppliers. We were not involved in the production of these particular diplomas. They represent the type of work we can do.