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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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#176

Central Arizona College

· Central Arizona College, AZ
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
20.0%
Retention (FT)
61.0%
Scale
3.7
#178

Fort Scott Community College

· Fort Scott Community College, KS
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
31.0%
Retention (FT)
61.0%
Scale
3.2
#179

Saint Paul College

· Saint Paul College, MN
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
20.2%
Retention (FT)
60.0%
Scale
3.7
#180

Allegany College of Maryland

· Allegany College of Maryland, MD
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
20.0%
Retention (FT)
66.0%
Scale
3.4
#181

Bismarck State College

· Bismarck State College, ND
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
15.1%
Retention (FT)
77.0%
Scale
3.6
#182

Pitt Community College

· Pitt Community College, NC
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
16.7%
Retention (FT)
65.0%
Scale
3.9
#184

Gogebic Community College

· Gogebic Community College, MI
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
31.8%
Retention (FT)
64.0%
Scale
2.9
#185

College of Southern Idaho

· College of Southern Idaho, ID
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.8%
Retention (FT)
100.0%
Scale
3.9
#187

Scottsdale Community College

· Scottsdale Community College, AZ
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
30.9%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.8
#189

Community College of Vermont

· Community College of Vermont, VT
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
24.3%
Retention (FT)
49.0%
Scale
3.7
#190

Onondaga Community College

· Onondaga Community College, NY
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
20.1%
Retention (FT)
55.0%
Scale
3.9
#193

Hagerstown Community College

· Hagerstown Community College, MD
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
16.2%
Retention (FT)
68.0%
Scale
3.7
#194

Coconino Community College

· Coconino Community College, AZ
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
30.4%
Retention (FT)
51.0%
Scale
3.4
#195

Great Bay Community College

· Great Bay Community College, NH
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
22.9%
Retention (FT)
66.0%
Scale
3.2
#196

Kishwaukee College

· Kishwaukee College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
16.1%
Retention (FT)
74.0%
Scale
3.4
#197

Prairie State College

· Prairie State College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
28.3%
Retention (FT)
51.0%
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%