2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Kentucky

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 17
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#291

Henderson Community College

· Henderson Community College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.9%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.2

#353

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

· Bluegrass Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.7%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 4.1

#390

Jefferson Community and Technical College

· Jefferson Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.6%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 4.1

#495

Gateway Community and Technical College

· Gateway Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.6%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.7

#500

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

· Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.9%
Retention (FT): 76.0%
Scale: 3.8

#513

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

· Big Sandy Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.7%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.4

#581

West Kentucky Community and Technical College

· West Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.4%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 3.7

#641

Somerset Community College

· Somerset Community College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.0%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.8

#653

Madisonville Community College

· Madisonville Community College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.8%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.5

#661

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

· Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.9%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.7

#674

Hazard Community and Technical College

· Hazard Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.5%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.5

#729

Hopkinsville Community College

· Hopkinsville Community College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.3%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.3

#731

Owensboro Community and Technical College

· Owensboro Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.1%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.7

#738

Maysville Community and Technical College

· Maysville Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 5.4%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.6

#748

Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College

· Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.6%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.5

#846

Ashland Community and Technical College

· Ashland Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.3%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.4

#1100

MedQuest College

· MedQuest College, KY

Profile in progress

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 88.0%
Scale: 2.8

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%