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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#651

Yakima Valley College

· Yakima Valley College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.5

#652

Gavilan College

· Gavilan College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.4%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 3.7

#653

Moorpark College

· Moorpark College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.9%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.1

#654

Madisonville Community College

· Madisonville Community College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.8%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.5

#655

George C Wallace State Community College-Selma

· George C Wallace State Community College-Selma, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.3

#656

South Central College

· South Central College, MN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.9%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.4

#657

Gulf Coast State College

· Gulf Coast State College, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#658

Crowder College

· Crowder College, MO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.9%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.6

#659

Southern State Community College

· Southern State Community College, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.0%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.3

#660

Mt San Jacinto Community College District

· Mt San Jacinto Community College District, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.3%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 4.2

#661

Daytona State College

· Daytona State College, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.1

#662

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

· Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.9%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.7

#663

Lamar Institute of Technology

· Lamar Institute of Technology, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.6%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.7

#664

Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

· Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology, KS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.0%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.8

#665

Dyersburg State Community College

· Dyersburg State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.1%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.5

#666

Northwood Technical College

· Northwood Technical College, WI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.1%
Retention (FT): 80.0%
Scale: 3.4

#667

Meridian Community College

· Meridian Community College, MS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.7%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.4

#668

San Juan College

· San Juan College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.5%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 3.8

#669

State Fair Community College

· State Fair Community College, MO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.6%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.6

#670

College of the Desert

· College of the Desert, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 4.8%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 4.0

#671

Windward Community College

· Windward Community College, HI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.4%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.4

#672

Robeson Community College

· Robeson Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.0%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.3

#673

Pratt Community College

· Pratt Community College, KS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.7%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.1

#674

Kent State University at Salem

· Kent State University at Salem, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.1%
Retention (FT): 47.0%
Scale: 3.0

#675

Lanier Technical College

· Lanier Technical College, GA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.7%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
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%