Trinidad State College

Coordinates: 37°10′22″N 104°30′46″W / 37.17278°N 104.51278°W

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Trinidad State College
A view of part of the campus.
Former name	Trinidad State Junior College (1925–2021)
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	Trinidad , Colorado , United States 37°10′22″N 104°30′46″W / 37.17278°N 104.51278°W / 37.17278; -104.51278^[4]
Colors	Blue and gold
Nickname	TSC
Mascot	Titus the Trojan
Website	trinidadstate.edu

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]

Academics

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TSC offers courses in many diverse areas, including gunsmithing, aquaculture, cosmetology, welding, nursing, as well as traditional arts and STEM subjects such as English, biology, and chemistry. Additionally, TSC trains first-responders with both an affiliated Emergency medical services training center in Grand Junction, Colorado,^[6] and its own on-campus Peace Officer Standards and Training program.^[7]

Trinidad State has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1962.

Athletics

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Trinidad State's athletic teams are known as the Trojans. As a member of the NJCAA, TSC offers 11 athletic programs, including:

Baseball
Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country
Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field,
Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Men's Soccer
Women's Soccer
Softball
Volleyball

Notable alumni

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Franklin Clarke, football player
Mark Grudzielanek, baseball player
Spencer Haywood, basketball player
Gayle Hopkins, track and field athlete
Danny Jackson, baseball player
Cody Jones, football player
Kimmi Lewis, rancher and politician
Devonte Upson, basketball player
Larry Walton, football player
Gary Weaver, football player

References

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^ "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.
^ "Homepage". www.proemsedu.com.
^ "Trinidad State College General Information".

External links

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Official website

Colorado colleges and universities

Collegiate institutions

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State community colleges	Arapahoe Community College Colorado Community College Online Colorado Northwestern Community College Community College of Aurora Community College of Denver Front Range Community College Lamar Community College Morgan Community College Northeastern Junior College Otero College Pikes Peak State College Pueblo Community College Red Rocks Community College Trinidad State College
Local district community colleges	Aims Community College Colorado Mountain College
Area technical colleges	Emily Griffith Technical College Pickens Technical College Technical College of the Rockies
University affiliated community colleges	Colorado Mesa University Tech

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