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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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#751

Galveston College

· Galveston College, TX
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
15.7%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.3
#754

Anoka Technical College

· Anoka Technical College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.8%
Retention (FT)
62.0%
Scale
3.3
#756

West Los Angeles College

· West Los Angeles College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
12.1%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
4.0
#758

San Jacinto Community College

· San Jacinto Community College, TX
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
10.7%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
4.5
#761

Atlanta Technical College

· Atlanta Technical College, GA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
8.4%
Retention (FT)
65.0%
Scale
3.5
#762

North Arkansas College

· North Arkansas College, AR
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
13.4%
Retention (FT)
54.0%
Scale
3.3
#763

Moreno Valley College

· Moreno Valley College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
6.0%
Retention (FT)
62.0%
Scale
4.0
#764

Barstow Community College

· Barstow Community College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
7.7%
Retention (FT)
67.0%
Scale
3.5
#765

College of Eastern Idaho

· College of Eastern Idaho, ID
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.0%
Retention (FT)
60.0%
Scale
3.4
#766

Reedley College

· Reedley College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
5.2%
Retention (FT)
64.0%
Scale
3.9
#767

Dodge City Community College

· Dodge City Community College, KS
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
13.6%
Retention (FT)
55.0%
Scale
3.2
#769

Sampson Community College

· Sampson Community College, NC
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
10.2%
Retention (FT)
66.0%
Scale
3.2
#775

Lake Tahoe Community College

· Lake Tahoe Community College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
12.5%
Retention (FT)
44.0%
Scale
3.5
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%