unitid 128258 · Trinidad, CO · public 4-year · town (remote)
Trinidad State College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,284
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,188
14th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
45%
undergrads on Pell grants
82nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
55%
finish within 150% time
69th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,458
44th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$10,772
after aid, aided students
35th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,475
after entry, Title IV students
7th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$8,908
8th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,366 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k51%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $21,972
- First-generation students
- 56%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,608
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 122 | $97,702 | $3,588 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 105 | $32,102 | $9,995 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 96 | $36,772 | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 68 | $31,270 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 45 | $78,745 | $20,801 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 38 | — | $7,625 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 29 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 25 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 22 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 20 | — | — |
| Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 20 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 19 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.