Prospective Student
Welcome to Trinidad State College!
With a commitment to student success, Trinidad State College offers a student to faculty
ratio of 12 to 1 and encourages students to take advantage of available resources
to facilitate the learning process, like free tutoring. The two campuses serve a diverse
population of nearly 2,000 students of all ages, background and ethnicities.
Trinidad State College operates under an open admission policy, providing access to all who desire a higher education or seek to enhance their knowledge and skills.
For more information call: 719-846-5040
Disability Accommodations:
Students must self-identify to the Disability Services office and provide current
documentation if accommodations are desired.
Please visit the Accessibility Resource Office (ARO) on campus.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
Important Note for Prospective Students:
If you are considering an academic program that leads to a professional license in
the state where you plan on living and working after graduating, it is highly recommended
that you first seek guidance from the appropriate licensing agency in that state BEFORE
beginning the academic program at Trinidad State College. In compliance with the U.S.
Department of Education and the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity
Agreement (NC-SARA), Trinidad State College provides information pertaining to professional
licensure and certification in correlation with programs offered at TSC that may lead
to state licensure.
The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) is an agreement among member
states, districts, and territories that establishes comparable national standards
for interstate offering of postsecondary courses. It is intended to make it easier
for students to take courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another
state.
If you plan on taking Trinidad State College classes, please check the SARA Map to
verify that your state has either authorized or exempted our college to offer classes
or programs to you as a resident of your state.
Students are advised to review the following program licensure information BEFORE
beginning a program at TSC that leads to professional licensure with the intent to
be licensed outside of the state of Colorado:
Review the licensing information provided for the applicable program(s) below.
While TSC endeavors to ensure this information is up to date, changes in licensure
requirements of any state can change at any time. Contact the appropriate licensing
agency in the U.S. states and territories where licensure is intended. This will enable
you to obtain the most up-to-date information about licensure requirements and confirm
TSC’s program meets those requirements especially while progressing through any of
these programs.
Not all of TSC’s programs are formally approved for professional licensure. However,
while a program may not be formally approved in states outside of Colorado, it may
still meet all or a portion of the “educational” requirements for licensure in other
states and territories. Therefore, it may be necessary for you to contact the licensing
agency directly to find out if a TSC program will meet educational requirements in
states other than Colorado.
Additionally, while progressing through any of these programs, TSC recommends that
you check licensing agency requirements regularly to monitor whether they have changed
in a manner that impacts your licensure plans.
To learn more, please review the licensure information provided for the program of
interest:
Cosmetology
Emergency Medical Services
Law Enforcement Academy
Nurse Aide
Nursing
In all fifty states and in all territories, the requirements for nurses and nurse
aides are different. Trinidad State recommends each student visit the National Council of State Board of Nursing website to identify the requirements for the state in which you plan to live and
practice. Trinidad State can only guarantee that the requirements for the state of
Colorado are met with our program.
For additional assistance pertaining to professional licensing compliance, please
contact Lynette Bates, Vice President for Academic Affairs, lynette.bates@trinidadstate.edu.