Which Trinidad State College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $9,995 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Trinidad State College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Trinidad State College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,608 a year, and $7,318 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $10,772 a year.

How many Trinidad State College programs report graduate pay?

2 associate's programs and 2 certificate programs at Trinidad State College report first-year pay, and 3 of them also report federal debt.

Trinidad State College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Trinidad, CO
1,188 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

Trinidad State College has two associate's programs that report what graduates earn. Nursing pays more in the first year ($66,009) than Liberal Arts and General Studies ($30,532). Trinidad State College also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,608Per year. Out-of-state $7,318

Average net price after aid$10,772Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 6 years

Both associate's programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Colorado" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Colorado.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Colorado
NursingAbout 45 graduates a year	$66,009	$78,745	$20,801	12th of 12
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 105 graduates a year	$30,532	$32,102	$9,995	7th of 13

Program names link to the program's own page, and Colorado ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Both certificate programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Colorado" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Colorado.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Colorado
Electrician TrainingAbout 122 graduates a year	$73,424	$97,702	$3,588	1st of 3
Criminal JusticeAbout 20 graduates a year	$42,381	Not reported	Not reported	11th of 11

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $66,009 in their first year, the most of 2 Trinidad State College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Colorado rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels