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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#676

Hazard Community and Technical College

· Hazard Community and Technical College, KY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.5%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.5

#677

Grayson College

· Grayson College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.6%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.6

#678

Mission College

· Mission College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 4.8%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.8

#679

Athens Technical College

· Athens Technical College, GA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.2%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.6

#680

Carteret Community College

· Carteret Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.3%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 3.2

#681

Howard College

· Howard College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.0%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 3.6

#682

Community College of Rhode Island

· Community College of Rhode Island, RI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.8%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 4.1

#683

Rend Lake College

· Rend Lake College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.8%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.3

#684

Spartanburg Community College

· Spartanburg Community College, SC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.9%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.8

#685

Northeastern Junior College

· Northeastern Junior College, CO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.4%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.2

#686

Eastern Florida State College

· Eastern Florida State College, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.2%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.1

#687

Kent State University at Trumbull

· Kent State University at Trumbull, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.2%
Retention (FT): 47.0%
Scale: 3.0

#688

Whatcom Community College

· Whatcom Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.5

#689

South Puget Sound Community College

· South Puget Sound Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

#690

Shoreline College

· Shoreline College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

#691

Allan Hancock College

· Allan Hancock College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 4.9%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 4.0

#692

Southwest Texas College

· Southwest Texas College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.0%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.8

#693

Bunker Hill Community College

· Bunker Hill Community College, MA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.8%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.9

#694

Martin Community College

· Martin Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.7%
Retention (FT): 76.0%
Scale: 2.9

#695

Los Angeles Southwest College

· Los Angeles Southwest College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.7%
Retention (FT): 52.0%
Scale: 3.7

#696

South Plains College

· South Plains College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.0%
Retention (FT): 53.0%
Scale: 3.9

#697

Cerro Coso Community College

· Cerro Coso Community College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.3%
Retention (FT): 27.0%
Scale: 3.8

#698

Manchester Community College

· Manchester Community College, NH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.0%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.3

#699

Treasure Valley Community College

· Treasure Valley Community College, OR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.4%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.1

#700

Gaston College

· Gaston College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.9%
Retention (FT): 54.0%
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%