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2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

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Year
2026
Version
v1

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#726

Lemoore College

· Lemoore College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
3.0%
Retention (FT)
74.0%
Scale
3.6
#728

Yuba College

· Yuba College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
9.1%
Retention (FT)
62.0%
Scale
3.8
#730

Cape Fear Community College

· Cape Fear Community College, NC
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
1.8%
Retention (FT)
67.0%
Scale
4.2
#735

Piedmont Technical College

· Piedmont Technical College, SC
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
9.6%
Retention (FT)
61.0%
Scale
3.7
#738

Blue Ridge Community College

· Blue Ridge Community College, VA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
8.8%
Retention (FT)
65.0%
Scale
3.6
#740

Palo Alto College

· Palo Alto College, TX
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
12.2%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
4.0
#742

Indian River State College

· Indian River State College, FL
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.7%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
4.2
#746

Baton Rouge Community College

· Baton Rouge Community College, LA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
9.3%
Retention (FT)
53.0%
Scale
4.0
#747

New River Community College

· New River Community College, VA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
6.6%
Retention (FT)
68.0%
Scale
3.6
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%