#6
College of DuPage
· College of DuPage, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 27.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 66.0%
- Scale
- 4.4
2026 Ranking
Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Illinois
Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.
- Ranked
- 54
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- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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#13
Parkland College
· Parkland College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 26.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 3.8
#14
Joliet Junior College
· Joliet Junior College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 25.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 67.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#18
Oakton College
· Oakton College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 25.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 69.0%
- Scale
- 3.8
#24
Moraine Valley Community College
· Moraine Valley Community College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 18.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 75.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#33
McHenry County College
· McHenry County College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 19.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 71.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#35
Elgin Community College
· Elgin Community College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 17.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 77.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#37
William Rainey Harper College
· William Rainey Harper College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 16.8%
- Retention (FT)
- 77.0%
- Scale
- 4.1
#47
Waubonsee Community College
· Waubonsee Community College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 19.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#56
Frontier Community College
· Frontier Community College, ILProfile in progress
- Transfer-out rate
- 36.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 68.0%
- Scale
- 3.2
#87
South Suburban College
· South Suburban College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 26.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 63.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#90
College of Lake County
· College of Lake County, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 72.0%
- Scale
- 4.1
#98
Black Hawk College
· Black Hawk College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 18.8%
- Retention (FT)
- 71.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#99
Lincoln Trail College
· Lincoln Trail College, ILProfile in progress
- Transfer-out rate
- 45.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 2.8
#130
Wabash Valley College
· Wabash Valley College, ILProfile in progress
- Transfer-out rate
- 36.4%
- Retention (FT)
- 66.0%
- Scale
- 3.0
#135
Southwestern Illinois College
· Southwestern Illinois College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 16.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 68.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#162
Illinois Valley Community College
· Illinois Valley Community College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 17.8%
- Retention (FT)
- 71.0%
- Scale
- 3.4
#184
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
· City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 14.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 72.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#195
Kishwaukee College
· Kishwaukee College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 16.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 74.0%
- Scale
- 3.4
#197
Prairie State College
· Prairie State College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 28.3%
- Retention (FT)
- 51.0%
- Scale
- 3.5
#200
Triton College
· Triton College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 68.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#202
Rock Valley College
· Rock Valley College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 3.7
#204
Illinois Central College
· Illinois Central College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 14.8%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#215
Southeastern Illinois College
· Southeastern Illinois College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 21.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 66.0%
- Scale
- 3.1
#242
Sauk Valley Community College
· Sauk Valley Community College, ILMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 17.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 74.0%
- Scale
- 3.2
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%