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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#451

Polk State College

· Polk State College, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#452

Central Lakes College-Brainerd

· Central Lakes College-Brainerd, MN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.8%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.7

#453

Mt San Antonio College

· Mt San Antonio College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.0%
Retention (FT): 77.0%
Scale: 4.5

#454

Snead State Community College

· Snead State Community College, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.3%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.4

#455

Lake Region State College

· Lake Region State College, ND

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.3%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.3

#456

Salt Lake Community College

· Salt Lake Community College, UT

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 4.4

#457

Santa Fe Community College

· Santa Fe Community College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.5%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.5

#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

#459

Ridgewater College

· Ridgewater College, MN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.5

#460

Cabrillo College

· Cabrillo College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.5%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 4.0

#461

Lincoln Land Community College

· Lincoln Land Community College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.1%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 3.7

#462

Olympic College

· Olympic College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#463

Modesto Junior College

· Modesto Junior College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.0%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 4.2

#464

Northwest Shoals Community College

· Northwest Shoals Community College, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.8%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.6

#465

Canada College

· Canada College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.7%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.8

#466

Chemeketa Community College

· Chemeketa Community College, OR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.2%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#467

Spokane Falls Community College

· Spokane Falls Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

#468

East Central College

· East Central College, MO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.7%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.4

#469

Southside Virginia Community College

· Southside Virginia Community College, VA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.7%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 3.5

#470

Miles Community College

· Miles Community College, MT

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.0%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 2.8

#471

Snow College

· Snow College, UT

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#472

Chaffey College

· Chaffey College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.5%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 4.3

#473

Western Technical College

· Western Technical College, WI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.9%
Retention (FT): 45.0%
Scale: 3.6

#474

Mineral Area College

· Mineral Area College, MO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.3%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.4

#475

Piedmont Virginia Community College

· Piedmont Virginia Community College, VA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.4%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.7

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%