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2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Minnesota

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

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Year
2026
Version
v1

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#34

Normandale Community College

· Normandale Community College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
28.0%
Retention (FT)
62.0%
Scale
4.0
#70

Century College

· Century College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
26.6%
Retention (FT)
58.0%
Scale
3.9
#107

Inver Hills Community College

· Inver Hills Community College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
37.0%
Retention (FT)
56.0%
Scale
3.6
#179

Saint Paul College

· Saint Paul College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
20.2%
Retention (FT)
60.0%
Scale
3.7
#227

Riverland Community College

· Riverland Community College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
14.9%
Retention (FT)
75.0%
Scale
3.6
#329

Minnesota North College

· Minnesota North College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
17.8%
Retention (FT)
62.0%
Scale
3.5
#459

Ridgewater College

· Ridgewater College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
13.7%
Retention (FT)
70.0%
Scale
3.5
#554

Lake Superior College

· Lake Superior College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
14.1%
Retention (FT)
61.0%
Scale
3.6
#592

Northwest Technical College

· Northwest Technical College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
13.0%
Retention (FT)
74.0%
Scale
3.0
#600

Hennepin Technical College

· Hennepin Technical College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
9.2%
Retention (FT)
73.0%
Scale
3.6
#656

South Central College

· South Central College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
13.9%
Retention (FT)
59.0%
Scale
3.4
#754

Anoka Technical College

· Anoka Technical College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.8%
Retention (FT)
62.0%
Scale
3.3
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%