2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Pennsylvania

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 35
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#12

Bucks County Community College

· Bucks County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.9%
Retention (FT): 75.0%
Scale: 3.8

#17

Lackawanna College

· Lackawanna College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 26.9%
Retention (FT): 83.0%
Scale: 3.3

#49

Pennsylvania College of Technology

· Pennsylvania College of Technology, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.4%
Retention (FT): 81.0%
Scale: 3.6

#77

Montgomery County Community College

· Montgomery County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 18.9%
Retention (FT): 67.0%
Scale: 3.9

#85

Northampton County Area Community College

· Northampton County Area Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.2%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.9

#104

Harrisburg Area Community College

· Harrisburg Area Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 23.1%
Retention (FT): 54.0%
Scale: 4.1

#112

Butler County Community College

· Butler County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.9%
Retention (FT): 65.0%
Scale: 3.4

#168

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

#169

Westmoreland County Community College

· Westmoreland County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

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

#222

Lehigh Carbon Community College

· Lehigh Carbon Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

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

#273

Community College of Beaver County

· Community College of Beaver County, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 28.4%
Retention (FT): 54.0%
Scale: 3.2

#389

Luzerne County Community College

· Luzerne County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.6%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.6

#482

Reading Area Community College

· Reading Area Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.2%
Retention (FT): 66.0%
Scale: 3.7

#489

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

· Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.9%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.4

#546

Community College of Philadelphia

· Community College of Philadelphia, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.0%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 4.1

#596

Johnson College

· Johnson College, PA

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 75.0%
Scale: 2.8

#635

Delaware County Community College

· Delaware County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.2%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 3.9

#809

Pittsburgh Technical College

· Pittsburgh Technical College, PA

Profile in progress

Transfer-out rate: 3.5%
Retention (FT): 92.0%
Scale: 3.0

#923

Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc

· Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.9%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.1

#932

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

#1029

Institute of Medical Careers

· Institute of Medical Careers, PA

Profile in progress

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 90.0%
Scale: 3.1

#1073

Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute

· Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 85.0%
Scale: 2.9

#1083

New Castle School of Trades

· New Castle School of Trades, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 79.0%
Scale: 3.0

#1128

Orleans Technical College

· Orleans Technical College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 81.0%
Scale: 2.7

#1134

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics

· Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, PA

Solid outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 78.0%
Scale: 2.8

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%