Renton Technical College this week was named a finalist for the Aspen Prize and recognized as one of the top 10 community colleges in the nation.

RTC received the nod for its graduation/transfer rate of 66 percent, well above the national average of 40 percent, a 66 percent retention rate (national average is 44 percent) and because one in four students taking Adult Basic Education classes transitions to college-level courses.

According to a press release, the school also serves an “unusually large contingent of non-traditional students,” including those older than 25 and was praised for expanding job opportunity programs and a highly diverse student population.

This year’s Aspen Prize recognizing the top community college in the nation went to Florida’s Santa Fe College.