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2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in New York

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

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Year
2026
Version
v1

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#409

Jefferson Community College

· Jefferson Community College, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
19.9%
Retention (FT)
56.0%
Scale
3.4
#437

CUNY Hostos Community College

· CUNY Hostos Community College, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
16.6%
Retention (FT)
54.0%
Scale
3.7
#532

SUNY Adirondack

· SUNY Adirondack, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
15.1%
Retention (FT)
62.0%
Scale
3.4
#609

Jamestown Community College

· Jamestown Community College, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
14.3%
Retention (FT)
58.0%
Scale
3.6
#639

CUNY Bronx Community College

· CUNY Bronx Community College, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
13.6%
Retention (FT)
51.0%
Scale
3.8
#844

AMG School of Nursing

· AMG School of Nursing, NY
Profile in progress
Transfer-out rate
6.5%
Retention (FT)
82.0%
Scale
2.8
#879

Clinton Community College

· Clinton Community College, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
13.2%
Retention (FT)
52.0%
Scale
3.0
#1032

Hunter Business School

· Hunter Business School, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
0.0%
Retention (FT)
78.0%
Scale
3.2
#1120

Word of Life Bible Institute

· Word of Life Bible Institute, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
0.0%
Retention (FT)
82.0%
Scale
2.7
#1180

Plaza College

· Plaza College, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
5.3%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
2.9
#1219

Mildred Elley-New York Campus

· Mildred Elley-New York Campus, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
0.0%
Retention (FT)
52.0%
Scale
3.0
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%