Community Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates

Community Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates, ranked by first-year retention rate. Retention measures returning students, not satisfaction. Public two-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. This page lists all 827 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California100.0%$1k$14k4%$45k25%15,68412 mi 2Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado100.0%$5k$13k26%$46k35%11,47611 mi 3Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri100.0%$5k$7k13%$36k33%8,1651 mi 4Shasta CollegeRedding, California100.0%$1k$3k15%$39k23%6,128148 mi 5College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho100.0%$3k$6k12%$41k33%3,810113 mi 6Clark State CollegeSpringfield, Ohio100.0%$4k$12k26%$40k22%3,45623 mi 7Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, Ohio100.0%$5k$10k14%$39k30%1,94130 mi 8Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical CollegeMiami Lakes, Florida100.0%—$3k0%$35k5%66512 mi 9Polytech Adult EducationWoodside, Delaware100.0%——0%—70%59059 mi 10Southwest Technical CollegeCedar City, Utah95.7%——0%$36k95%540154 mi 11Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver, Colorado92.6%—$7k0%$35k97%6,1231 mi 12MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California90.9%$1k$7k10%$44k41%10,27834 mi 13Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeNaples, Florida90.9%—$7k0%$37k99%87535 mi 14Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeOgden, Utah90.8%—$3k0%$35k53%2,92835 mi 15Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York90.7%$6k$19k8%$63k81%7,6372 mi 16State Technical College of MissouriLinn, Missouri90.4%$8k$15k0%$56k84%2,12344 mi 17Dixie Technical CollegeSaint George, Utah87.8%——0%$31k77%1,144107 mi 18Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers, Florida87.3%——0%$40k81%7372 mi 19Uintah Basin Technical CollegeRoosevelt, Utah86.1%——0%$28k86%544106 mi 20Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, South Dakota85.0%$8k$13k4%$51k76%99064 mi 21Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleNashville, Tennessee84.9%—$16k2%$39k70%7595 mi 22Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, Michigan84.5%$5k$7k25%$34k22%2,10530 mi 23Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, Michigan84.4%$6k$6k21%$38k25%2,813121 mi 24Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl Reno, Oklahoma84.2%—$13k0%$31k71%61421 mi 25First Coast Technical CollegeSaint Augustine, Florida83.8%—$10k0%$34k77%72734 mi 26George T Baker Aviation Technical CollegeMiami, Florida82.9%—$7k1%$52k31%1,0405 mi 27Mountainland Technical CollegeLehi, Utah82.6%——0%$32k84%2,77424 mi 28Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, Montana82.3%$4k$8k1%$33k28%58050 mi 29GateWay Community College-Central CityPhoenix, Arizona81.9%—$14k0%$46k55%5951 mi 30Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonJackson, Tennessee81.8%—$8k2%$38k80%56371 mi 31Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, South Dakota81.3%$7k$16k5%$45k73%1,81295 mi 32San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California81.1%$1k$19k8%$40k28%12,2348 mi 33Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California80.9%$1k$5k15%$51k53%7,29926 mi 34Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania80.5%$18k$25k16%$53k53%4,46467 mi 35McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, North Carolina80.5%$2k$8k13%$33k48%60833 mi 36Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina80.2%$2k$4k21%$32k53%2,53958 mi 37Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio80.0%$4k$6k16%$38k41%13,308< 1 mi 38Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin79.9%$5k$9k7%$43k56%2,14982 mi 39Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonElizabethton, Tennessee79.7%—$9k2%$35k81%54657 mi 40Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin79.6%$5k$11k5%$46k65%5,82527 mi 41Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, Tennessee79.5%—$7k2%$41k76%70930 mi 42Lake Technical CollegeEustis, Florida79.3%—$16k0%$33k47%79928 mi 43Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, North Carolina79.2%$3k$00%$33k37%1,39760 mi 44Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California79.1%$1k$2k8%$49k57%10,28631 mi 45Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin79.0%$5k$9k7%$44k58%2,46454 mi 46Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka, Kansas79.0%$9k$9k6%$50k68%61563 mi 47Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado78.8%$10k$15k27%$46k41%8,143196 mi 48North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, North Dakota78.8%$6k$11k0%$51k55%1,90943 mi 49Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMinden, Louisiana78.7%$4k$9k0%$33k77%86629 mi 50Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg, West Virginia78.4%$5k$5k13%$39k32%1,66163 mi 51Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, Mississippi78.3%$3k-$27418%$24k41%1,14469 mi 52West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California77.9%$0$3k10%$52k51%6,4168 mi 53Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin77.8%$5k$11k10%$47k44%4,95518 mi 54J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville, Alabama77.7%$6k—0%—21%96016 mi 55Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton, Florida77.6%—$2k0%$38k64%1,4868 mi 56Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma77.5%—$6k0%$42k81%1,4097 mi 57William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois77.3%$4k$12k17%$48k48%9,31327 mi 58Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California77.1%$1k$4k9%$51k48%17,68434 mi 59South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericus, Georgia77.1%$4k$1k5%$30k61%1,40752 mi 60Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California76.9%$1k$6k7%$46k45%26,14023 mi 61Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota76.8%$5k$10k15%$54k47%2,8392 mi 62James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, North Carolina76.8%$3k$2k2%$29k48%79950 mi 63Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota76.8%$6k$14k8%$49k60%1,53397 mi 64Elgin Community CollegeElgin, Illinois76.6%$3k$6k18%$46k41%6,64837 mi 65Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroe, Ohio76.6%——0%$57k76%59624 mi 66University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, Alaska76.5%$7k$12k26%$48k28%907564 mi 67Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California76.4%$1k$8k10%$51k49%15,35823 mi 68Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California76.4%$1k$13k9%$45k46%13,43621 mi 69De Anza CollegeCupertino, California76.4%$2k$7k6%$57k68%15,2649 mi 70Bridgerland Technical CollegeLogan, Utah76.4%—$2k0%$38k75%1,56769 mi 71Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownMorristown, Tennessee76.4%—$16k2%$39k80%64239 mi 72Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown, Kentucky76.3%$5k$5k9%$36k59%4,08839 mi 73County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey76.0%$6k$9k17%$50k36%5,36032 mi 74Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California76.0%$1k$4k9%$44k48%21,46610 mi 75Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California75.7%$1k$1k5%$34k45%7,65297 mi 76Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, North Carolina75.6%$2k$3k13%$34k53%1,66532 mi 77Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California75.6%$1k-$1k7%$41k34%6,24036 mi 78Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, North Carolina75.6%$3k$7k0%$33k48%1,07495 mi 79Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, North Carolina75.2%$3k$6k23%$34k49%1,33949 mi 80Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, Pennsylvania75.2%$9k$14k0%$55k71%1,4461 mi 81Metro Technology CentersOklahoma City, Oklahoma75.1%—$5k0%$39k35%6324 mi 82Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania75.1%$6k$6k22%$47k32%5,28922 mi 83Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois75.1%$4k$3k19%$44k40%7,49017 mi 84University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana75.0%$10k$13k29%$48k48%5,2926 mi 85Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota74.9%$6k$7k15%$45k52%2,00391 mi 86Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska74.8%$4k$9k13%$43k56%2,38793 mi 87Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, North Carolina74.8%$3k$3k28%$35k41%1,68944 mi 88Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, North Carolina74.7%$4k$5k6%$34k53%1,24941 mi 89Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland74.7%$5k$8k19%$50k32%13,77315 mi 90Indian Capital Technology Center-MuskogeeMuskogee, Oklahoma74.5%—$5k0%$33k100%1,49146 mi 91Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, Illinois74.4%$5k$5k16%$40k45%1,93625 mi 92Ventura CollegeVentura, California74.3%$1k-$9827%$43k38%10,15028 mi 93Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California74.2%$1k$7k7%$42k41%7,32031 mi 94Western Texas CollegeSnyder, Texas74.2%$3k$4k22%$43k53%59983 mi 95Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas74.1%$9k$13k19%$42k49%5,38861 mi 96Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin74.1%$5k$10k11%$45k51%5,7045 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.