#386
El Paso Community College
· El Paso Community College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 13.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 63.0%
- Scale
- 4.4
2026 Ranking
Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Texas
Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.
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- 92
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- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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#407
Houston Community College
· Houston Community College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 17.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 4.7
#427
Midland College
· Midland College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 20.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 3.7
#441
Hill College
· Hill College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 17.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 51.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#481
South Texas College
· South Texas College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 13.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 58.0%
- Scale
- 4.4
#499
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
· Lamar State College-Port Arthur, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 13.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 67.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#504
Clarendon College
· Clarendon College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 17.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 61.0%
- Scale
- 3.2
#505
Amarillo College
· Amarillo College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 10.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 68.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#512
Trinity Valley Community College
· Trinity Valley Community College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 18.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 3.7
#518
Jacksonville College-Main Campus
· Jacksonville College-Main Campus, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 30.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 33.0%
- Scale
- 2.7
#531
Paris Junior College
· Paris Junior College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 58.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#537
Lamar State College-Orange
· Lamar State College-Orange, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 12.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 69.0%
- Scale
- 3.5
#593
Del Mar College
· Del Mar College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.4%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#662
Lamar Institute of Technology
· Lamar Institute of Technology, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 68.0%
- Scale
- 3.7
#676
Grayson College
· Grayson College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 9.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 67.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#680
Howard College
· Howard College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 71.0%
- Scale
- 3.6
#691
Southwest Texas College
· Southwest Texas College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 11.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 58.0%
- Scale
- 3.8
#696
South Plains College
· South Plains College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 11.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 53.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#716
St Philip's College
· St Philip's College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 12.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 4.2
#742
Palo Alto College
· Palo Alto College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 12.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#753
Galveston College
· Galveston College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 3.3
#761
San Jacinto Community College
· San Jacinto Community College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 10.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 4.5
#793
Texas State Technical College
· Texas State Technical College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 50.0%
- Scale
- 4.1
#811
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
· Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 0.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 85.0%
- Scale
- 3.4
#812
Texas Southmost College
· Texas Southmost College, TXMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 0.4%
- Retention (FT)
- 68.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
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%