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Trinidad State College

Trinidad, Colorado·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·trinidadstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
Total enrollment
1,613
peer median 1,550
Avg net price
$10,772
-$431 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
55%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

0.7pp gap
Pell recipients
54%63 of 116
Non-Pell (all)
55%58 of 106
Subsidized loan, no Pell
41%7 of 17
No Federal Aid
57%51 of 89

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 60 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
2
3.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing2 · 3.3%
  • No Data58 · 96.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
58

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+2.9%
$40,306 vs $39,174
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+104.2%
$79,985 vs $39,174

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+2.9%
+$1,132

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$8,251 debt · $40,306 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$14,999 debt · $79,985 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1962Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 2

  1. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,366
$30–48k$10,284
$48–75k$10,379
$75–110k$14,945
$110k+$18,413

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,772
-$431vs Community College median $11,203
Federal loans
12.3%
In-state tuition
$4,608
Out-of-state
$7,318

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 921 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
921
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.5M
$4,528,309 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
368 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$572K
180 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$774K
178 loan awards
Parent PLUS$118K
10 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 205 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (3.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
205
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.3%
2017
13.9%
2018
13.9%
2019
3.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Trinidad State College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

303 total completions
01Science Technologies
8929.4%
02Liberal Arts
7825.7%
03Health Professions
6120.1%
04Psychology
4715.5%
05Mechanic
72.3%
06Education
72.3%
07Business
62.0%
08Security/Protective
41.3%
09Precision Production
31.0%
10Agriculture
10.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,613
12-mo unduplicated
2,373
Undergraduate
2,373
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
45%1,065
Women
55%1,308

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
43.5%
White
33.2%
Black
9.4%
Unknown
3.9%
Non-resident
3.3%
Two or more
3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.3%
Asian
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
183
98 M · 85 W
Women athletes
46.4%
Athletic aid
$1.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$2.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$640K
$702K
Recruiting expense
$16K
$13K
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$31K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
25 M · 18 W
$460K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
18 M · 17 W
$205K
Baseball
34 M ·
$401K
Basketball
16 M · 15 W
$550K
Wrestling
13 M · 12 W
$404K
Softball
· 20 W
$328K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.28
7 offenses · 1,636 students

3-year trend

2.002 yrs ago3.991 yr ago4.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
16
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
4
Rape
1
Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

7total
  • On campus6
  • Non-campus1

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
2
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs310
Liquor113

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
36

Trinidad State College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Trinidad State College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectTrinidad State College
55%1,613$10,772Community College
1,684$13,801Community College
1,271$12,131Community College
690$9,161Community College
2,205$11,634Community College
1,486$7,463Community College
Peer group median55%1,550$11,203

Institutions like Trinidad State College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Trinidad State College's comparison group.

Trinidad State College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Annette Lujan
    Institutional Research Coordinator

Frequently asked questions about Trinidad State College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Trinidad State College.

What is the graduation rate at Trinidad State College?

Trinidad State College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Trinidad State College?

Trinidad State College reports a total enrollment of 1,613 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Trinidad State College?

The average net price at Trinidad State College is $10,772 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Trinidad State College located?

Trinidad State College is located in Trinidad, Colorado 81082.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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