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2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in Washington

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

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Year
2026
Version
v1

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#922

Renton Technical College

· Renton Technical College, WA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.6%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.5
#941

Centralia College

· Centralia College, WA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.8%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.4
#961

Big Bend Community College

· Big Bend Community College, WA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
12.3%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.3
#962

Pima Medical Institute-Renton

· Pima Medical Institute-Renton, WA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
0.4%
Retention (FT)
79.0%
Scale
2.9
#980

Grays Harbor College

· Grays Harbor College, WA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
11.7%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.2
#1006

Bates Technical College

· Bates Technical College, WA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
7.8%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.6
#1017

Wenatchee Valley College

· Wenatchee Valley College, WA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
8.4%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.5
#1020

Perry Technical Institute

· Perry Technical Institute, WA
Solid outcomes
Transfer-out rate
0.0%
Retention (FT)
84.0%
Scale
3.2
#1041

Lower Columbia College

· Lower Columbia College, WA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
8.0%
Retention (FT)
0.0%
Scale
3.4
#1229

Carrington College-Spokane

· Carrington College-Spokane, WA
Mixed outcomes
Transfer-out rate
0.0%
Retention (FT)
55.0%
Scale
2.7
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%