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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#701

Rose State College

· Rose State College, OK

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.0%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#702

Mohawk Valley Community College

· Mohawk Valley Community College, NY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.7%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.8

#703

University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana

· University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, AR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.2%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.1

#704

Gadsden State Community College

· Gadsden State Community College, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.2%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 3.7

#705

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 2.5%
Retention (FT): 82.0%
Scale: 3.5

#706

Great Falls College Montana State University

· Great Falls College Montana State University, MT

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.4%
Retention (FT): 56.0%
Scale: 3.1

#707

Missouri State University-West Plains

· Missouri State University-West Plains, MO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.2%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 3.2

#708

College of the Redwoods

· College of the Redwoods, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.2%
Retention (FT): 56.0%
Scale: 3.6

#709

Tri-County Community College

· Tri-County Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.0%
Retention (FT): 76.0%
Scale: 3.0

#710

Red Rocks Community College

· Red Rocks Community College, CO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.9%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#711

Lakes Region Community College

· Lakes Region Community College, NH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.5%
Retention (FT): 56.0%
Scale: 2.8

#712

MyComputerCareer at Raleigh

· MyComputerCareer at Raleigh, NC

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Transfer-out rate: 5.5%
Retention (FT): 77.0%
Scale: 3.4

#713

South Seattle College

· South Seattle College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#714

Lassen Community College

· Lassen Community College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.3%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.3

#715

St Philip's College

· St Philip's College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.5%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.2

#716

Southwestern Michigan College

· Southwestern Michigan College, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.9%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.3

#717

White Mountains Community College

· White Mountains Community College, NH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.1%
Retention (FT): 84.0%
Scale: 2.7

#718

Lake Area Technical College

· Lake Area Technical College, SD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 5.4%
Retention (FT): 81.0%
Scale: 3.3

#719

Richland Community College

· Richland Community College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.7%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.3

#720

Stanly Community College

· Stanly Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.2%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.4

#721

Jackson State Community College

· Jackson State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.0%
Retention (FT): 54.0%
Scale: 3.5

#722

Merced College

· Merced College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.9%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 4.1

#723

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey

· UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.1%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.9

#724

Bellingham Technical College

· Bellingham Technical College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.3

#725

Wytheville Community College

· Wytheville Community College, VA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.7%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.3

How we score — methodology (v1) ▾

Eligibility

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

Score weights

55%

25%

20%

Transferred Out Rate 55%

Full Time Retention Rate 25%

Log Scale 20%