2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in New Jersey

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 30
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#44

Raritan Valley Community College

· Raritan Valley Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.8%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.8

#69

County College of Morris

· County College of Morris, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.0%
Retention (FT): 76.0%
Scale: 3.8

#116

Middlesex College

· Middlesex College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.3%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 4.1

#127

Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus

· Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.3%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 3.7

#143

Mercer County Community College

· Mercer County Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.3%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.8

#243

Brookdale Community College

· Brookdale Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.0

#244

Bergen Community College

· Bergen Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.3%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 4.1

#297

Warren County Community College

· Warren County Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.7%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.5

#308

Passaic County Community College

· Passaic County Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.2%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.7

#458

Rowan College at Burlington County

· Rowan College at Burlington County, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.3%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.8

#522

Camden County College

· Camden County College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.5%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.9

#526

Ocean County College

· Ocean County College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.2%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.9

#631

Atlantic Cape Community College

· Atlantic Cape Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.6

#646

Essex County College

· Essex County College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.5%
Retention (FT): 56.0%
Scale: 3.8

#723

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey

· UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.1%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.9

#752

Sussex County Community College

· Sussex County Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.5%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.3

#759

Hudson County Community College

· Hudson County Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.6%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.9

#803

Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus

· Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.3%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.4

#828

Salem Community College

· Salem Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.2%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.0

#865

Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield

· Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.4%
Retention (FT): 88.0%
Scale: 3.2

#926

Jersey College

· Jersey College, NJ

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.4%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.8

#1007

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

· Pennco Tech-Blackwood, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 93.0%
Scale: 3.2

#1035

Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah

· Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 79.0%
Scale: 3.2

#1059

Eastwick College-Hackensack

· Eastwick College-Hackensack, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 2.9

#1079

American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education

· American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 100.0%
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%