2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 1,247
Page: 7 / 50
Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#151

Berkeley City College

· Berkeley City College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.8%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.8

#152

John C Calhoun State Community College

· John C Calhoun State Community College, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.9%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.9

#153

St Clair County Community College

· St Clair County Community College, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.9%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.5

#154

Itawamba Community College

· Itawamba Community College, MS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.6%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.7

#155

University of South Carolina-Union

· University of South Carolina-Union, SC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 28.3%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.1

#156

Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

· Ohio University-Zanesville Campus, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 31.9%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.3

#157

Massachusetts Bay Community College

· Massachusetts Bay Community College, MA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 25.8%
Retention (FT): 56.0%
Scale: 3.6

#158

Roanoke-Chowan Community College

· Roanoke-Chowan Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.1%
Retention (FT): 78.0%
Scale: 2.8

#159

Bevill State Community College

· Bevill State Community College, AL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.9%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.6

#160

Pikes Peak State College

· Pikes Peak State College, CO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 26.9%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.1

#161

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

· Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 22.1%
Retention (FT): 50.0%
Scale: 3.9

#162

Illinois Valley Community College

· Illinois Valley Community College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.8%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 3.4

#163

University of South Carolina-Sumter

· University of South Carolina-Sumter, SC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 35.0%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.2

#164

Milwaukee Area Technical College

· Milwaukee Area Technical College, WI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.4%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 4.1

#165

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

· Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, MO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.4%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 4.1

#166

Central Oregon Community College

· Central Oregon Community College, OR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.7%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 3.6

#167

Dutchess Community College

· Dutchess Community College, NY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.1%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.8

#168

Tillamook Bay Community College

· Tillamook Bay Community College, OR

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Transfer-out rate: 24.4%
Retention (FT): 72.0%
Scale: 2.7

#169

Community College of Allegheny County

· Community College of Allegheny County, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.0%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 4.0

#170

Saint Louis Community College

· Saint Louis Community College, MO

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 25.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.2

#171

Westmoreland County Community College

· Westmoreland County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.8%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.6

#172

University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College

· University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College, OH

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 32.5%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#173

Orange County Community College

· Orange County Community College, NY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.9%
Retention (FT): 61.0%
Scale: 3.7

#174

Chesapeake College

· Chesapeake College, MD

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.4%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.3

#175

Iowa Western Community College

· Iowa Western Community College, IA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.6%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.7

How we score — methodology (v1) ▾

Eligibility

Two-year institutions with IPEDS transfer-out rate and ≥500 undergraduates.

Score weights

55%

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Transferred Out Rate 55%

Full Time Retention Rate 25%

Log Scale 20%