2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 1,247
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#351

San Diego City College

· San Diego City College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.7%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 4.1

#352

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

· Ohio University-Lancaster Campus, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.3%
Retention (FT): 50.0%
Scale: 3.3

#353

Seminole State College of Florida

· Seminole State College of Florida, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.1

#354

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

· Bluegrass Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.7%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 4.1

#355

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

· Copiah-Lincoln Community College, MS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.2%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.5

#356

Saddleback College

· Saddleback College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.0%
Retention (FT): 77.0%
Scale: 4.3

#357

St Cloud Technical and Community College

· St Cloud Technical and Community College, MN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.8%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.6

#358

Durham Technical Community College

· Durham Technical Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.2%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.6

#359

Vance-Granville Community College

· Vance-Granville Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.3%
Retention (FT): 76.0%
Scale: 3.5

#360

Northern Marianas College

· Northern Marianas College, MP

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.1%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.1

#361

Southeastern Technical College

· Southeastern Technical College, GA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.1%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.3

#362

Santa Fe College

· Santa Fe College, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.9%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.1

#363

Los Angeles Pierce College

· Los Angeles Pierce College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.4%
Retention (FT): 76.0%
Scale: 4.2

#364

Jefferson College

· Jefferson College, MO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.5%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.6

#365

Edmonds College

· Edmonds College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#366

Montcalm Community College

· Montcalm Community College, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 22.4%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.2

#367

Coffeyville Community College

· Coffeyville Community College, KS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.6%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 3.2

#368

Ohio State University-Marion Campus

· Ohio State University-Marion Campus, OH

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 54.2%
Retention (FT): 40.0%
Scale: 2.9

#369

Monroe Community College

· Monroe Community College, NY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.1%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.9

#370

Santa Rosa Junior College

· Santa Rosa Junior College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.3%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 4.2

#371

Lake-Sumter State College

· Lake-Sumter State College, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 22.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#372

Cosumnes River College

· Cosumnes River College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.9%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 4.2

#373

St Petersburg College

· St Petersburg College, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.0%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.4

#374

Metropolitan Community College Area

· Metropolitan Community College Area, NE

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.5%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 4.2

#375

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

· Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.5%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.3

How we score — methodology (v1) ▾

Eligibility

Two-year institutions with IPEDS transfer-out rate and ≥500 undergraduates.

Score weights

55%

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20%

Transferred Out Rate 55%

Full Time Retention Rate 25%

Log Scale 20%