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What Trinidad State College costs

Trinidad, Colorado · Public · 1,188 undergrads

Trinidad State College's in-state sticker price was $19,835 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $6,042 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $5,442. Out-of-state students pay $2,946 more in tuition.

What does Trinidad State College cost?

$6,042 a year in-state

Out of state: about $8,988 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $19,835.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$5,442
$30,000–$48,000$5,497
$48,000–$75,000$5,617
$75,000–$110,000$8,497
over $110,000$16,790

Out-of-state tuition is $7,564 a year, against $4,618 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $2,946 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$5,442$8,388
$30,000–$48,000$5,497$8,443
$48,000–$75,000$5,617$8,563
$75,000–$110,000$8,497$11,443
Over $110,000$16,790$19,736

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $2,946 more in tuition that Trinidad State College charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 73% off Trinidad State College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Trinidad State College cost less than Adams State University and Western Colorado University but more than Colorado Mountain College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Trinidad State College$5,617$6,042
Adams State University$9,013$8,585
Western Colorado University$8,951$16,756
Colorado Mountain College$4,195$8,218

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$4,618
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$7,564
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$19,835
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $2,946 more in tuition at Trinidad State College and usually get less aid.

46%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$9,786
average grant for students who got aid.
11%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$9,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Trinidad State College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $5,442 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $19,835. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Trinidad State College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Trinidad State College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $5,497 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $19,835. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Trinidad State College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Trinidad State College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $5,617 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $19,835. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Trinidad State College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Trinidad State College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Trinidad State College is $7,564 a year, against $4,618 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $6,042 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $2,946 tuition gap gives about $8,988 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers