2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 1,247
Page: 2 / 50
Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#26

Santa Barbara City College

· Santa Barbara City College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.9%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 4.1

#27

College of the Albemarle

· College of the Albemarle, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 31.2%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 3.4

#28

Sandhills Community College

· Sandhills Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.1%
Retention (FT): 80.0%
Scale: 3.6

#29

Collins Career Technical Center

· Collins Career Technical Center, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 44.6%
Retention (FT): 100.0%
Scale: 2.8

#30

Southern Union State Community College

· Southern Union State Community College, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 29.6%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.7

#31

Northeast Texas Community College

· Northeast Texas Community College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 25.1%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.5

#32

Jefferson State Community College

· Jefferson State Community College, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 37.2%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.9

#33

McHenry County College

· McHenry County College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.7%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 4.0

#34

Normandale Community College

· Normandale Community College, MN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 28.0%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 4.0

#35

Elgin Community College

· Elgin Community College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.5%
Retention (FT): 77.0%
Scale: 4.0

#36

Wake Technical Community College

· Wake Technical Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.7%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 4.4

#37

William Rainey Harper College

· William Rainey Harper College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.8%
Retention (FT): 77.0%
Scale: 4.1

#38

Catawba Valley Community College

· Catawba Valley Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 33.0%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.6

#39

Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach

· Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach, VA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 23.4%
Retention (FT): 100.0%
Scale: 3.2

#40

Sinclair Community College

· Sinclair Community College, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.9%
Retention (FT): 80.0%
Scale: 4.2

#41

Tyler Junior College

· Tyler Junior College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 27.8%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 4.1

#42

Carroll Community College

· Carroll Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 22.3%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.5

#43

Georgia State University-Perimeter College

· Georgia State University-Perimeter College, GA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.6%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 4.2

#44

Raritan Valley Community College

· Raritan Valley Community College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.8%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.8

#45

Frederick Community College

· Frederick Community College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 23.8%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.8

#46

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

· Anoka-Ramsey Community College, MN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 36.2%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.9

#47

Waubonsee Community College

· Waubonsee Community College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.7%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.9

#48

Northern Wyoming Community College District

· Northern Wyoming Community College District, WY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 34.4%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.5

#49

Pennsylvania College of Technology

· Pennsylvania College of Technology, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.4%
Retention (FT): 81.0%
Scale: 3.6

#50

Isothermal Community College

· Isothermal Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 30.5%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 3.3

How we score — methodology (v1) ▾

Eligibility

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

Score weights

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Transferred Out Rate 55%

Full Time Retention Rate 25%

Log Scale 20%