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Statement · Trinidad, CO

Trinidad State College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $9,366 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $21,458.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $36,475 ten years after entering, the 7th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 55% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
2,284

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $21,458 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $9,366 and $18,413 a year depending on income at Trinidad State College.

Statement of cost · Trinidad State College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$21,458
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$9,366
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$10,772
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$4,608

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $9,366; $30–48k: $10,284; $48–75k: $10,379; $75–110k: $14,945; over $110k: $18,413. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$9,366
$30k–$48k$10,284
$48k–$75k$10,379
$75k–$110k$14,945
Over $110k$18,413

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $36,475; the median graduate who borrowed owes $8,908.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$36,025
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$34,787
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
7th percentile among public 4-years
$36,475
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
8th percentile among public 4-years
$8,908
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$6,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $36,025; 8 yrs after entry: $34,787; 10 yrs after entry: $36,475. Median graduate debt: $8,908. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $8,908.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$36,025
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$34,787
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$36,475
Median graduate debt$8,908

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Trinidad State College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma122$97,702$3,588
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree105$32,102$9,995
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma96$36,772not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma68$31,270not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree45$78,745$20,801
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma38not reported$7,625
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma29not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma25not reportednot reported
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma22not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma20not reportednot reported
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma20not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma19not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma19not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree15not reportednot reported
Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's Degree12not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma10not reportednot reported
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree8$38,689not reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma7not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree6not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Trinidad State College: 1,188 undergraduates; 45% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

1,188

14th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

45%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

82nd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

55%

finish within 150% of normal time

69th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

56%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$21,972

17th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k51%
  • $30k–$48k19%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k51%
$30k–$48k19%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.