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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#576

East Central Community College

· East Central Community College, MS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.2%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.4

#577

Western Wyoming Community College

· Western Wyoming Community College, WY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.2%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.4

#578

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

· Horry-Georgetown Technical College, SC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.9%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.9

#579

San Joaquin Delta College

· San Joaquin Delta College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.6%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 4.3

#580

University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College

· University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, AR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.9%
Retention (FT): 56.0%
Scale: 3.6

#581

West Kentucky Community and Technical College

· West Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.4%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 3.7

#582

Kansas City Kansas Community College

· Kansas City Kansas Community College, KS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.7%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 3.7

#583

Nicolet Area Technical College

· Nicolet Area Technical College, WI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.3%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 3.1

#584

Coastline Community College

· Coastline Community College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.3%
Retention (FT): 43.0%
Scale: 3.9

#585

York County Community College

· York County Community College, ME

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.5%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.3

#586

Brunswick Community College

· Brunswick Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.0%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.3

#587

Los Angeles City College

· Los Angeles City College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.4%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 4.1

#588

Motlow State Community College

· Motlow State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.0%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 3.8

#589

Ivy Tech Community College

· Ivy Tech Community College, IN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.8%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 5.0

#590

Green River College

· Green River College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.0%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#591

Del Mar College

· Del Mar College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.0

#592

Northwest Technical College

· Northwest Technical College, MN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.0%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.0

#593

North Iowa Area Community College

· North Iowa Area Community College, IA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.7%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.4

#594

Johnson College

· Johnson College, PA

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 75.0%
Scale: 2.8

#595

Mississippi Delta Community College

· Mississippi Delta Community College, MS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.5%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 3.3

#596

College of Southern Nevada

· College of Southern Nevada, NV

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.5%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.5

#597

Randolph Community College

· Randolph Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.1%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.4

#598

Edison State Community College

· Edison State Community College, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.0%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#599

Everett Community College

· Everett Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#600

Marshalltown Community College

· Marshalltown Community College, IA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.6%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
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%