by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Trinidad State Junior College was awarded 42 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Trinidad State Junior College is ranked #1,187 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Trinidad State Junior College held the #1,369 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 33 colleges in Colorado, Trinidad State Junior College is ranked at #22.
If you are worried about getting into Trinidad State Junior College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Trinidad State Junior College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Trinidad State Junior College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Trinidad State Junior College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,404 undergraduates at Trinidad State Junior College with 687 being full-time and 717 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,051 | $10,376 | $11,553 | $15,644 | $14,463 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Trinidad State Junior College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Trinidad State Junior College, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,866 a year. That adds up to $23,464 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Trinidad State Junior College is 13.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Trinidad State Junior College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 600 Prospect Street, Trinidad, CO 81082 |
| Phone: | 719-846-5011 |
| Website: | www.trinidadstate.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 220 students took at least one online class at Trinidad State Junior College. This is a decrease from the 239 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 220 | 105 |
| 2019-2020 | 239 | 106 |
| 2018-2019 | 366 | 188 |
| 2017-2018 | 326 | 127 |
| 2016-2017 | 346 | 130 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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