#1
Front Range Community College
· Front Range Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 26.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 100.0%
- Scale
- 4.3
2026 Ranking
Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Colorado
Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.
- Ranked
- 23
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- 1 / 1
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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#103
Arapahoe Community College
· Arapahoe Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 40.3%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 4.1
#123
Community College of Aurora
· Community College of Aurora, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 20.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 61.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#128
Colorado Mountain College
· Colorado Mountain College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 33.3%
- Retention (FT)
- 40.0%
- Scale
- 3.8
#160
Pikes Peak State College
· Pikes Peak State College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 26.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 4.1
#394
Otero College
· Otero College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 33.3%
- Retention (FT)
- 44.0%
- Scale
- 3.0
#451
Lamar Community College
· Lamar Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 25.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 56.0%
- Scale
- 2.9
#479
Colorado Northwestern Community College
· Colorado Northwestern Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 31.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 3.1
#557
Trinidad State College
· Trinidad State College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.3%
- Retention (FT)
- 64.0%
- Scale
- 3.2
#565
Pueblo Community College
· Pueblo Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 16.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 3.8
#647
Aims Community College
· Aims Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 5.8%
- Retention (FT)
- 72.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#685
Northeastern Junior College
· Northeastern Junior College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 10.4%
- Retention (FT)
- 73.0%
- Scale
- 3.2
#710
Red Rocks Community College
· Red Rocks Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 13.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#807
Morgan Community College
· Morgan Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 3.2
#920
IBMC College
· IBMC College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 13.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 40.0%
- Scale
- 2.9
#951
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
· Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 1.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 49.0%
- Scale
- 4.2
#999
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs
· Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 0.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 73.0%
- Scale
- 2.8
#1037
Community College of Denver
· Community College of Denver, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 1.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#1048
Pima Medical Institute-Denver
· Pima Medical Institute-Denver, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 0.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 78.0%
- Scale
- 3.1
#1051
Intellitec College-Grand Junction
· Intellitec College-Grand Junction, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 0.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 60.0%
- Scale
- 3.3
#1108
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
· Lincoln College of Technology-Denver, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 0.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 3.3
#1133
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
· Intellitec College-Colorado Springs, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 2.3%
- Retention (FT)
- 52.0%
- Scale
- 3.1
#1179
Pickens Technical College
· Pickens Technical College, COMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 0.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 67.0%
- Scale
- 3.0
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%