2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Washington

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 37
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#217

Bellevue College

· Bellevue College, WA

Solid outcomes

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

#254

North Seattle College

· North Seattle College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 28.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#325

Seattle Central College

· Seattle Central College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 24.3%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#369

Edmonds College

· Edmonds College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 21.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#391

Pierce College District

· Pierce College District, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#417

Tacoma Community College

· Tacoma Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#448

Cascadia College

· Cascadia College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 26.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.3

#449

Highline College

· Highline College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.2%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#462

Olympic College

· Olympic College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#469

Spokane Falls Community College

· Spokane Falls Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 20.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

#591

Green River College

· Green River College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.0%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#602

Everett Community College

· Everett Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#652

Yakima Valley College

· Yakima Valley College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.5

#688

Whatcom Community College

· Whatcom Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.5

#689

South Puget Sound Community College

· South Puget Sound Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

#693

Shoreline Community College

· Shoreline Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.4%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

#713

South Seattle College

· South Seattle College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.7

#724

Bellingham Technical College

· Bellingham Technical College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.3

#745

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

· Lake Washington Institute of Technology, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.9%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.5

#781

Peninsula College

· Peninsula College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 15.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.3

#787

Columbia Basin College

· Columbia Basin College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.2%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#791

Clark College

· Clark College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.1%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.9

#833

Spokane Community College

· Spokane Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.6%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.8

#877

Walla Walla Community College

· Walla Walla Community College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 12.7%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.5

#880

Skagit Valley College

· Skagit Valley College, WA

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 11.8%
Retention (FT): 0.0%
Scale: 3.6

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%