#717
Lake Area Technical College
· Lake Area Technical College, SDMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 5.4%
- Retention (FT)
- 81.0%
- Scale
- 3.3
2026 Ranking
Best Community Colleges for Transfer in South Dakota
Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.
- Ranked
- 4
- Page
- 1 / 1
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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#806
Mitchell Technical College
· Mitchell Technical College, SDMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 4.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 85.0%
- Scale
- 3.1
#909
Southeast Technical College
· Southeast Technical College, SDMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 0.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 3.4
#969
Western Dakota Technical College
· Western Dakota Technical College, SDMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 5.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 67.0%
- Scale
- 3.0
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%