2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 1,247
Page: 38 / 50
Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#926

Florida Education Institute

· Florida Education Institute, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.5%
Retention (FT): 79.0%
Scale: 3.0

#927

Jersey College

· Jersey College, NJ

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.4%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.8

#928

Ultimate Medical Academy

· Ultimate Medical Academy, FL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 4.5

#929

San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia

· San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.0%
Retention (FT): 80.0%
Scale: 2.9

#930

Pierpont Community and Technical College

· Pierpont Community and Technical College, WV

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.4%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.3

#931

Arkansas Northeastern College

· Arkansas Northeastern College, AR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.4%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.2

#932

Gateway Technical College

· Gateway Technical College, WI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 4.0

#933

Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen

· Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 3.5%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 2.9

#934

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

· Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.2%
Retention (FT): 75.0%
Scale: 3.2

#935

Los Angeles Mission College

· Los Angeles Mission College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.0

#936

Columbia College

· Columbia College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.5%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.4

#937

Washington County Community College

· Washington County Community College, ME

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.3%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 2.8

#938

Mountain Empire Community College

· Mountain Empire Community College, VA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 5.3%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.3

#939

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 2.9%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.3

#940

Centralia College

· Centralia College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.4

#941

Porterville College

· Porterville College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.7%
Retention (FT): 51.0%
Scale: 3.7

#942

Southern Careers Institute-Austin

· Southern Careers Institute-Austin, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 4.2%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.2

#943

Skyline College

· Skyline College, CA

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.5%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.0

#944

Ogeechee Technical College

· Ogeechee Technical College, GA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.3%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.4

#945

Western Oklahoma State College

· Western Oklahoma State College, OK

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.5%
Retention (FT): 56.0%
Scale: 3.1

#946

Fresno City College

· Fresno City College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 5.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.4

#947

Mesalands Community College

· Mesalands Community College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.5%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 2.7

#948

Carrington College-Mesa

· Carrington College-Mesa, AZ

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.4%
Retention (FT): 79.0%
Scale: 2.9

#949

Crafton Hills College

· Crafton Hills College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#950

Seminole State College

· Seminole State College, OK

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.1%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 3.2

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%