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2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Maryland

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 18
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#9

Montgomery College

· Montgomery College, MD

Mixed outcomes

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

84

#10

Howard Community College

· Howard Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

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

84

#41

Carroll Community College

· Carroll Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 22.3%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.5

79

#45

Frederick Community College

· Frederick Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 23.8%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.8

78

#52

Anne Arundel Community College

· Anne Arundel Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.6%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 4.0

77

#75

Harford Community College

· Harford Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.3%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.7

75

#84

Wor-Wic Community College

· Wor-Wic Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 26.6%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.4

75

#100

Community College of Baltimore County

· Community College of Baltimore County, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.8%
Retention (FT): 56.0%
Scale: 4.2

73

#138

College of Southern Maryland

· College of Southern Maryland, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.9%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.7

71

#174

Chesapeake College

· Chesapeake College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.4%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.3

69

#180

Allegany College of Maryland

· Allegany College of Maryland, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.0%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.4

68

#192

Hagerstown Community College

· Hagerstown Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.2%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.7

68

#250

Prince George's Community College

· Prince George's Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.5%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 4.0

66

#478

Cecil College

· Cecil College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.9%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 3.3

58

#517

Garrett College

· Garrett College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.5%
Retention (FT): 50.0%
Scale: 2.8

56

#535

Baltimore City Community College

· Baltimore City Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.5%
Retention (FT): 48.0%
Scale: 3.6

55

#1068

Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia

· Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.2

26

#1236

Fortis College-Landover

· Fortis College-Landover, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 51.0%
Scale: 2.8

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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%