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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#901

Southern Careers Institute-Pharr

· Southern Careers Institute-Pharr, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 2.9%
Retention (FT): 77.0%
Scale: 3.0

#902

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.8%
Retention (FT): 76.0%
Scale: 3.1

#903

Bristol Community College

· Bristol Community College, MA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.9%
Retention (FT): 54.0%
Scale: 3.8

#904

Universal Technical Institute-Canton

· Universal Technical Institute-Canton, MI

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 2.0%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 3.2

#905

San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario

· San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.9%
Retention (FT): 75.0%
Scale: 3.2

#906

Bellus Academy-Chula Vista

· Bellus Academy-Chula Vista, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 4.5%
Retention (FT): 77.0%
Scale: 2.8

#907

Kauai Community College

· Kauai Community College, HI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.9%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.1

#908

San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

· San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.7%
Retention (FT): 83.0%
Scale: 3.0

#909

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.7%
Retention (FT): 100.0%
Scale: 2.9

#910

Southeast Technical College

· Southeast Technical College, SD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.7%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.4

#911

Columbus Technical College

· Columbus Technical College, GA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 9.1%
Retention (FT): 52.0%
Scale: 3.5

#912

Pima Medical Institute-Seattle

· Pima Medical Institute-Seattle, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.9%
Retention (FT): 91.0%
Scale: 2.9

#913

Savannah Technical College

· Savannah Technical College, GA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.1%
Retention (FT): 56.0%
Scale: 3.6

#914

Valley College-Martinsburg

· Valley College-Martinsburg, WV

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.5%
Retention (FT): 50.0%
Scale: 3.0

#915

National Park College

· National Park College, AR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.1%
Retention (FT): 51.0%
Scale: 3.4

#916

Piedmont Community College

· Piedmont Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.0%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.1

#917

Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville

· Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 2.0%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.0

#918

TCAT Athens

· TCAT Athens, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 4.2%
Retention (FT): 78.0%
Scale: 2.7

#919

IBMC College

· IBMC College, CO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 40.0%
Scale: 2.9

#920

Renton Technical College

· Renton Technical College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.5

#921

Lawson State Community College

· Lawson State Community College, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.9%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.5

#922

San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno

· San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.1%
Retention (FT): 80.0%
Scale: 2.9

#923

Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc

· Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.9%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.1

#924

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

· Delaware Technical Community College-Terry, DE

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.1

#925

Santa Ana College

· Santa Ana College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.4

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%