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Former name | Trinidad State Junior College (1925–2021) |
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| Motto | Students First[1] |
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | April 1925 |
Parent institution | Colorado Community College System |
Academic affiliation | Space-grant |
| Endowment | $6.04 million[2] |
| President | Rhonda Epper |
| Students | 1,505 (Fall 2022)[3] |
| Location | , , United States 37°10′22″N 104°30′46″W / 37.17278°N 104.51278°W[4] |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | TSC |
| Mascot | Titus the Trojan |
| Website | trinidadstate |
Trinidad State College is a public community college in Trinidad, Colorado. It was founded in 1925, making it the first community college in the state of Colorado. Trinidad State also operates a satellite campus in the city of Alamosa, Colorado, roughly 100 miles northwest of Trinidad. The college offers 49 degree programs in vocational fields. The college's name changed from Trinidad State Junior College to Trinidad State College in 2021.[5]
- ^ "Trinidad State College Mission, Vision and Values".
- ^ "Trinidad State Junior College | Data USA".
- ^ "College Navigator - Trinidad State College". National Center for Education Statistics.
- ^ "Trinidad State Junior College". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978.
- ^ An act concerning removing the word "junior" from the name of certain colleges (PDF) (Act). Colorado General Assembly. May 18, 2021.