2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 1,247
Page: 1 / 50
Year: 2026
Version: v1

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Front Range Community College

· Front Range Community College, CO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 26.2%
Retention (FT): 100.0%
Scale: 4.3

Clark State College

· Clark State College, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 25.9%
Retention (FT): 100.0%
Scale: 3.7

Central Piedmont Community College

· Central Piedmont Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 25.9%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.3

Tarrant County College District

· Tarrant County College District, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.0%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.6

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

· Minnesota State Community and Technical College, MN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 47.4%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.7

College of DuPage

· College of DuPage, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 27.1%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 4.4

Wharton County Junior College

· Wharton County Junior College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 29.7%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 3.8

Lansing Community College

· Lansing Community College, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 25.2%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.0

Montgomery College

· Montgomery College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.3%
Retention (FT): 75.0%
Scale: 4.3

#10

Howard Community College

· Howard Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 26.0%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.9

#11

Lake Michigan College

· Lake Michigan College, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.9%
Retention (FT): 84.0%
Scale: 3.5

#12

Bucks County Community College

· Bucks County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.9%
Retention (FT): 75.0%
Scale: 3.8

#13

Parkland College

· Parkland College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 26.1%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.8

#14

Joliet Junior College

· Joliet Junior College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 25.5%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 4.0

#15

Surry Community College

· Surry Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 32.9%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.4

#16

Northeast Lakeview College

· Northeast Lakeview College, TX

Profile in progress

Transfer-out rate: 28.7%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.9

#17

Oakton College

· Oakton College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 25.1%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.8

#18

Lackawanna College

· Lackawanna College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 26.9%
Retention (FT): 83.0%
Scale: 3.3

#19

Johnson County Community College

· Johnson County Community College, KS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.6%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 4.2

#20

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

· Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, GA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 34.2%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.6

#21

Macomb Community College

· Macomb Community College, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 31.5%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 4.2

#22

North Central Texas College

· North Central Texas College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 28.2%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.9

#23

Northwestern Michigan College

· Northwestern Michigan College, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.8%
Retention (FT): 84.0%
Scale: 3.5

#24

Moraine Valley Community College

· Moraine Valley Community College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.6%
Retention (FT): 75.0%
Scale: 4.0

#25

Nash Community College

· Nash Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 27.9%
Retention (FT): 75.0%
Scale: 3.4

How we score — methodology (v1) ▾

Eligibility

Two-year institutions with IPEDS transfer-out rate and ≥500 undergraduates.

Score weights

55%

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20%

Transferred Out Rate 55%

Full Time Retention Rate 25%

Log Scale 20%