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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#501

Coalinga College

· Coalinga College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.3%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.6

#502

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

· Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.9%
Retention (FT): 76.0%
Scale: 3.8

#503

George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville

· George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.4%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.8

#504

Clarendon College

· Clarendon College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.6%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.2

#505

Rio Salado College

· Rio Salado College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.0%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.3

#506

Amarillo College

· Amarillo College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.2%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 4.0

#507

Los Angeles Harbor College

· Los Angeles Harbor College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.9%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 3.9

#508

Merritt College

· Merritt College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.1%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 3.8

#509

Southwest Tennessee Community College

· Southwest Tennessee Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.6%
Retention (FT): 46.0%
Scale: 3.8

#510

Berkshire Community College

· Berkshire Community College, MA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.6%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.2

#511

Citrus College

· Citrus College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.5%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.0

#512

Trinity Valley Community College

· Trinity Valley Community College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.5%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#513

Florida State College at Jacksonville

· Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.3

#514

Garrett College

· Garrett College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.5%
Retention (FT): 50.0%
Scale: 2.8

#515

Jacksonville College-Main Campus

· Jacksonville College-Main Campus, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 30.1%
Retention (FT): 33.0%
Scale: 2.7

#516

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

· Big Sandy Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.7%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.4

#517

Riverside City College

· Riverside City College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.2%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.3

#518

Evergreen Valley College

· Evergreen Valley College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.5%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 4.0

#519

Kirkwood Community College

· Kirkwood Community College, IA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.4%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 4.1

#520

Palomar College

· Palomar College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.2%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.3

#521

San Jose City College

· San Jose City College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.6%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.9

#522

Camden County College

· Camden County College, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.5%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.9

#523

Pensacola State College

· Pensacola State College, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#524

Fox Valley Technical College

· Fox Valley Technical College, WI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 5.4%
Retention (FT): 80.0%
Scale: 4.0

#525

Contra Costa College

· Contra Costa College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.8%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 3.8

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%