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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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#128

Colorado Mountain College

· Colorado Mountain College, CO
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
33.3%
Retention (FT)
40.0%
Scale
3.8
#129

College of Marin

· College of Marin, CA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
17.1%
Retention (FT)
71.0%
Scale
3.7
#130

Wabash Valley College

· Wabash Valley College, IL
Profile in progress
Transfer-out rate
36.4%
Retention (FT)
66.0%
Scale
3.0
#131

Tallahassee State College

· Tallahassee State College, FL
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
33.1%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
4.1
#134

Vincennes University

· Vincennes University, IN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
21.5%
Retention (FT)
50.0%
Scale
4.3
#135

Victoria College

· Victoria College, TX
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
26.0%
Retention (FT)
60.0%
Scale
3.5
#136

Southwestern Illinois College

· Southwestern Illinois College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
16.6%
Retention (FT)
68.0%
Scale
3.9
#139

College of Southern Maryland

· College of Southern Maryland, MD
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
18.9%
Retention (FT)
66.0%
Scale
3.7
#140

North Central State College

· North Central State College, OH
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
18.9%
Retention (FT)
71.0%
Scale
3.4
#142

Gordon State College

· Gordon State College, GA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
39.4%
Retention (FT)
51.0%
Scale
3.5
#145

Coahoma Community College

· Coahoma Community College, MS
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
17.7%
Retention (FT)
78.0%
Scale
3.3
#146

Labette Community College

· Labette Community College, KS
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
32.1%
Retention (FT)
63.0%
Scale
3.2
#148

Lenoir Community College

· Lenoir Community College, NC
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
22.2%
Retention (FT)
65.0%
Scale
3.4
#149

Henry Ford College

· Henry Ford College, MI
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
29.3%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
4.1
#150

Hutchinson Community College

· Hutchinson Community College, KS
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
17.4%
Retention (FT)
68.0%
Scale
3.7
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%