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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#551

South Mountain Community College

· South Mountain Community College, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

#552

Chattanooga State Community College

· Chattanooga State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.9%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.8

#553

Oxnard College

· Oxnard College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.3%
Retention (FT): 76.0%
Scale: 3.8

#554

Lake Superior College

· Lake Superior College, MN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.1%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.6

#555

Cuyamaca College

· Cuyamaca College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.1%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 3.9

#556

Butte College

· Butte College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.1%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 4.0

#557

Trinidad State College

· Trinidad State College, CO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.3%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.2

#558

Los Medanos College

· Los Medanos College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.2%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.9

#559

Delgado Community College

· Delgado Community College, LA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 50.0%
Scale: 4.1

#560

Nashville State Community College

· Nashville State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.1%
Retention (FT): 44.0%
Scale: 3.8

#561

Klamath Community College

· Klamath Community College, OR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.1%
Retention (FT): 48.0%
Scale: 3.3

#562

Southwest Mississippi Community College

· Southwest Mississippi Community College, MS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.5%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.2

#563

Pueblo Community College

· Pueblo Community College, CO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.5%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#564

Denmark Technical College

· Denmark Technical College, SC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 22.9%
Retention (FT): 47.0%
Scale: 2.8

#565

Carl Sandburg College

· Carl Sandburg College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.5%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.2

#566

Craven Community College

· Craven Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.1%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.5

#567

H Councill Trenholm State Community College

· H Councill Trenholm State Community College, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.7%
Retention (FT): 51.0%
Scale: 3.3

#568

Southwestern College

· Southwestern College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.1%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.3

#569

Aiken Technical College

· Aiken Technical College, SC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.8%
Retention (FT): 53.0%
Scale: 3.3

#570

Roane State Community College

· Roane State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.3%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.7

#571

Santa Monica College

· Santa Monica College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.9%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.4

#572

Haywood Community College

· Haywood Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.6%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.1

#573

Northwest State Community College

· Northwest State Community College, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.7%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.6

#574

Eastern Gateway Community College

· Eastern Gateway Community College, OH

Profile in progress

Transfer-out rate: 11.6%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 4.5

#575

CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College

· CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, NY

Profile in progress

Transfer-out rate: 19.2%
Retention (FT): 52.0%
Scale: 3.0

How we score — methodology (v1) ▾

Eligibility

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

Score weights

55%

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Transferred Out Rate 55%

Full Time Retention Rate 25%

Log Scale 20%