Community Colleges with the Best Transfer Rates

Public two-year colleges ranked by the share of students who transfer to another college within 8 years of entry — the classic 2-year-to-4-year springboard.

College

Students

Admission

Transfers

1Louisiana State University-EuniceEunice, Louisiana2,826—69%2Richard Bland CollegeSouth Prince George, Virginia89489%65%3Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield, Ohio736—59%4Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion, Ohio794—54%5University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster, South Carolina66883%52%6South Georgia State CollegeDouglas, Georgia1,466—51%7East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, Georgia1,413—51%8Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, Ohio1,251—50%9Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewark, Ohio2,396—47%10Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, Minnesota2,942—47%11College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, Georgia2,97998%40%12Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado5,383—40%13Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta, Georgia1,228—38%14Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama5,470—37%15Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights, Minnesota2,193—37%16Georgia Highlands CollegeRome, Georgia4,761—37%17Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander City, Alabama1,203—37%18Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota4,201—36%19Quincy CollegeQuincy, Massachusetts2,300—35%20University of South Carolina-SumterSumter, South Carolina71674%35%21Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma3,514—35%22Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina5,071—35%23Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming1,610—34%24Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas15,535—34%25River Valley Community CollegeClaremont, New Hampshire608—34%26North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota3,451—34%27SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, New York3,055—34%28Otero CollegeLa Junta, Colorado619—33%29Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan3,422—33%30Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida11,053—33%31Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, North Carolina2,741—33%32Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina1,475—33%33University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio4,354—32%34Labette Community CollegeParsons, Kansas801—32%35Highland Community CollegeHighland, Kansas1,279—32%36Gogebic Community CollegeIronwood, Michigan511—32%37Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely, Colorado504—32%38New Mexico State University-AlamogordoAlamogordo, New Mexico591—32%39Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan13,876—32%40SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York1,92392%31%41College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, North Carolina2,001—31%42Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, Kansas693—31%43Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona5,377—31%44Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, North Carolina1,169—30%45Coconino Community CollegeFlagstaff, Arizona2,426—30%46Terra State Community CollegeFremont, Ohio1,028—30%47Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas30,189—30%48Bishop State Community CollegeMobile, Alabama2,437—30%49Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana30,828—30%50Allen County Community CollegeIola, Kansas810—30%51Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton, Texas4,585—30%52Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, Alabama4,173—30%53Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota5,268—29%54West Shore Community CollegeScottville, Michigan782—29%55Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan8,643—29%56North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington3,074—29%57University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana5,29296%29%58Northeast Lakeview CollegeUniversal City, Texas6,471—29%59Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas45,188—29%60Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw, South Carolina921—29%61Ranger CollegeRanger, Texas971—28%62Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca, Pennsylvania1,247—28%63Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, Illinois2,443—28%64North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas5,863—28%65SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York2,84389%28%66Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota7,044—28%67Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan7,511—28%68Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, North Carolina1,689—28%69Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas9,087—28%70Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser, West Virginia853—28%71Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, Kansas97890%28%72Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado8,14382%27%73Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio560—27%74College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois16,114—27%75Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado9,595—27%76Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort, South Carolina1,679—27%77Cascadia CollegeBothell, Washington1,032—27%78Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado2,816—27%79Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota6,280—27%80Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury, Maryland2,169—27%81Mid Michigan CollegeHarrison, Michigan2,098—27%82Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas26,449—26%83University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, Alaska90763%26%84Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado11,476—26%85Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBooneville, Mississippi2,698—26%86Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas3,342—26%87Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois3,348—26%88Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, North Carolina820—26%89South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland, Illinois2,042—26%90Victoria CollegeVictoria, Texas2,351—26%91Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland6,649—26%92College of the SiskiyousWeed, California1,190—26%93Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina15,067—26%94Clark State CollegeSpringfield, Ohio3,456—26%95Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, Massachusetts3,837—26%96Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois9,306—26%97Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, South Carolina7,564—26%98Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri11,788—25%99Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, Alabama4,798—25%100Neosho County Community CollegeChanute, Kansas862—25%

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College

Students

Admission

Transfers

River Parishes Community CollegeGonzales, Louisiana1,880—19%Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, Virginia2,730—9%Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster, Ohio464—30%University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale, South Carolina27176%34%Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana4,935—19%The College of the Florida KeysKey West, Florida1,012—23%Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroe, Ohio596—0%Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio833—17%

Transfer rate — computed from the US Department of Education College Scorecard. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates unless noted.