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2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

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Year
2026
Version
v1

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#327

Kankakee Community College

· Kankakee Community College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
21.1%
Retention (FT)
57.0%
Scale
3.4
#328

Stark State College

· Stark State College, OH
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
17.5%
Retention (FT)
50.0%
Scale
4.0
#329

Minnesota North College

· Minnesota North College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
17.8%
Retention (FT)
62.0%
Scale
3.5
#331

Hillsborough College

· Hillsborough College, FL
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
18.9%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
4.3
#332

Glendale Community College

· Glendale Community College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.0%
Retention (FT)
73.0%
Scale
4.0
#333

Santiago Canyon College

· Santiago Canyon College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.6%
Retention (FT)
71.0%
Scale
4.1
#334

GateWay Community College

· GateWay Community College, AZ
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
23.7%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.7
#335

University of Rio Grande

· University of Rio Grande, OH
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
22.2%
Retention (FT)
56.0%
Scale
3.3
#341

College of the Canyons

· College of the Canyons, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.3%
Retention (FT)
70.0%
Scale
4.2
#343

Grossmont College

· Grossmont College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.1%
Retention (FT)
71.0%
Scale
4.1
#344

Shawnee Community College

· Shawnee Community College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
18.7%
Retention (FT)
67.0%
Scale
3.1
#347

Mendocino College

· Mendocino College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
16.4%
Retention (FT)
63.0%
Scale
3.6
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%