#3
Central Piedmont Community College
· Central Piedmont Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 25.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 4.3
2026 Ranking
Best Community Colleges for Transfer in North Carolina
Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.
- Ranked
- 60
- Page
- 1 / 3
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#15
Surry Community College
· Surry Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 32.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 73.0%
- Scale
- 3.4
#25
Nash Community College
· Nash Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 27.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 75.0%
- Scale
- 3.4
#27
College of the Albemarle
· College of the Albemarle, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 31.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 72.0%
- Scale
- 3.4
#28
Sandhills Community College
· Sandhills Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 21.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 80.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#36
Wake Technical Community College
· Wake Technical Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 17.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 72.0%
- Scale
- 4.4
#38
Catawba Valley Community College
· Catawba Valley Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 33.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 65.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#50
Isothermal Community College
· Isothermal Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 30.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 71.0%
- Scale
- 3.3
#58
Johnston Community College
· Johnston Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 23.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 67.0%
- Scale
- 3.7
#64
Western Piedmont Community College
· Western Piedmont Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 23.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 75.0%
- Scale
- 3.3
#96
Alamance Community College
· Alamance Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 18.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 72.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#97
Wilson Community College
· Wilson Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 21.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 73.0%
- Scale
- 3.3
#121
Central Carolina Community College
· Central Carolina Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 16.3%
- Retention (FT)
- 73.0%
- Scale
- 3.7
#141
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
· Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 17.4%
- Retention (FT)
- 71.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#148
Lenoir Community College
· Lenoir Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 22.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 65.0%
- Scale
- 3.4
#159
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
· Roanoke-Chowan Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 21.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 78.0%
- Scale
- 2.8
#182
Pitt Community College
· Pitt Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 16.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 65.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#206
Fayetteville Technical Community College
· Fayetteville Technical Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 17.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 58.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#225
Bladen Community College
· Bladen Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 22.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 67.0%
- Scale
- 3.0
#251
Mitchell Community College
· Mitchell Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 19.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 61.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#299
Forsyth Technical Community College
· Forsyth Technical Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 12.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 73.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#312
Southeastern Community College
· Southeastern Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 26.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 57.0%
- Scale
- 3.1
#341
Coastal Carolina Community College
· Coastal Carolina Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 18.4%
- Retention (FT)
- 59.0%
- Scale
- 3.5
#344
Guilford Technical Community College
· Guilford Technical Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 14.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 64.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#349
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
· Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 60.0%
- Scale
- 3.8
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%