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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#201

Triton College

· Triton College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.1%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 4.0

#202

Schoolcraft Community College District

· Schoolcraft Community College District, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 28.0%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#203

Rock Valley College

· Rock Valley College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.5%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.7

#204

Illinois Central College

· Illinois Central College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.8%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.9

#205

Northwest Mississippi Community College

· Northwest Mississippi Community College, MS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.3%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.9

#206

Fayetteville Technical Community College

· Fayetteville Technical Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.7%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 4.0

#207

Wayne County Community College District

· Wayne County Community College District, MI

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.6%
Retention (FT): 54.0%
Scale: 4.1

#208

Ohio State University-Newark Campus

· Ohio State University-Newark Campus, OH

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 47.4%
Retention (FT): 25.0%
Scale: 3.4

#209

Cowley County Community College

· Cowley County Community College, KS

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.6%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.3

#210

Folsom Lake College

· Folsom Lake College, CA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.2%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 4.0

#211

Lee College

· Lee College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 73.0%
Scale: 3.9

#212

Georgia Highlands College

· Georgia Highlands College, GA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.0%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.7

#213

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

· J Sargeant Reynolds Community College, VA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.2%
Retention (FT): 68.0%
Scale: 3.9

#214

Bellevue College

· Bellevue College, WA

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 23.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 4.1

#215

Landmark College

· Landmark College, VT

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 35.7%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 2.8

#216

SUNY Morrisville

· SUNY Morrisville, NY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 28.6%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.3

#217

Southeastern Illinois College

· Southeastern Illinois College, IL

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.9%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.1

#218

Rockland Community College

· Rockland Community College, NY

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.6%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.8

#219

Great Basin College

· Great Basin College, NV

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 22.0%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.5

#220

Ranken Technical College

· Ranken Technical College, MO

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.4%
Retention (FT): 100.0%
Scale: 3.2

#221

Linn-Benton Community College

· Linn-Benton Community College, OR

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.5%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.7

#222

Bladen Community College

· Bladen Community College, NC

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 22.7%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.0

#223

Lehigh Carbon Community College

· Lehigh Carbon Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.6%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.8

#224

Connecticut State Community College

· Connecticut State Community College, CT

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.1%
Retention (FT): 69.0%
Scale: 4.5

#225

Dallas College

· Dallas College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.8%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 4.8

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%