2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Arizona

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 34
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#110

Pima Community College

· Pima Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.1%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 4.2

#177

Central Arizona College

· Central Arizona College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.0%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.7

#188

Scottsdale Community College

· Scottsdale Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 30.9%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#194

Coconino Community College

· Coconino Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 30.4%
Retention (FT): 51.0%
Scale: 3.4

#239

Phoenix College

· Phoenix College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 23.3%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.0

#266

Mesa Community College

· Mesa Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.2

#278

Paradise Valley Community College

· Paradise Valley Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#307

Glendale Community College

· Glendale Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.2%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.1

#337

GateWay Community College

· GateWay Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 23.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#392

Estrella Mountain Community College

· Estrella Mountain Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.8%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 4.0

#410

Yavapai College

· Yavapai College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#507

Rio Salado College

· Rio Salado College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.0%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.3

#541

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

· Chandler-Gilbert Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.9%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.2

#555

South Mountain Community College

· South Mountain Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

#604

Arizona Western College

· Arizona Western College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.3%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.9

#605

Cochise County Community College District

· Cochise County Community College District, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.5%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

#634

Eastern Arizona College

· Eastern Arizona College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#771

Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc

· Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.6%
Retention (FT): 83.0%
Scale: 3.4

#820

Sonoran Desert Institute

· Sonoran Desert Institute, AZ

Profile in progress

Transfer-out rate: 1.3%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.7

#896

Carrington College-Phoenix North

· Carrington College-Phoenix North, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.1%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.2

#947

Carrington College-Mesa

· Carrington College-Mesa, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.4%
Retention (FT): 79.0%
Scale: 2.9

#965

Carrington College-Tucson

· Carrington College-Tucson, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.4%
Retention (FT): 79.0%
Scale: 2.9

#966

Mohave Community College

· Mohave Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.3%
Retention (FT): 49.0%
Scale: 3.6

#984

Refrigeration School Inc

· Refrigeration School Inc, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 84.0%
Scale: 3.3

#989

Northland Pioneer College

· Northland Pioneer College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.5

How we score — methodology (v1) ▾

Eligibility

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

Score weights

55%

25%

20%

Transferred Out Rate 55%

Full Time Retention Rate 25%

Log Scale 20%