2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Tennessee

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 37
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#115

Pellissippi State Community College

· Pellissippi State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.7%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.9

#397

Columbia State Community College

· Columbia State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.3%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 3.7

#510

Southwest Tennessee Community College

· Southwest Tennessee Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.6%
Retention (FT): 46.0%
Scale: 3.8

#553

Chattanooga State Community College

· Chattanooga State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.9%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.8

#560

Nashville State Community College

· Nashville State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.1%
Retention (FT): 44.0%
Scale: 3.8

#570

Roane State Community College

· Roane State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.3%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.7

#588

Motlow State Community College

· Motlow State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.0%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 3.8

#622

Volunteer State Community College

· Volunteer State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.7%
Retention (FT): 51.0%
Scale: 3.8

#666

Dyersburg State Community College

· Dyersburg State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.1%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.5

#702

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 2.5%
Retention (FT): 82.0%
Scale: 3.5

#721

Jackson State Community College

· Jackson State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 13.0%
Retention (FT): 54.0%
Scale: 3.5

#751

Walters State Community College

· Walters State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.6%
Retention (FT): 53.0%
Scale: 3.8

#769

Cleveland State Community College

· Cleveland State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.1%
Retention (FT): 52.0%
Scale: 3.5

#794

Northeast State Community College

· Northeast State Community College, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.5%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.7

#797

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.7%
Retention (FT): 80.0%
Scale: 3.3

#804

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.7%
Retention (FT): 85.0%
Scale: 3.2

#818

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 3.3%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.3

#834

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.9%
Retention (FT): 81.0%
Scale: 3.2

#835

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 3.9%
Retention (FT): 84.0%
Scale: 3.0

#843

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 7.4%
Retention (FT): 64.0%
Scale: 3.5

#850

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 2.1%
Retention (FT): 91.0%
Scale: 3.0

#867

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.2%
Retention (FT): 89.0%
Scale: 3.0

#884

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 2.5%
Retention (FT): 79.0%
Scale: 3.0

#888

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.8%
Retention (FT): 79.0%
Scale: 3.0

#889

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson

· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson, TN

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.6%
Retention (FT): 74.0%
Scale: 3.2

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%