Trinidad state college valley campus-SSS project

Trinidad State College received a $272,364 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award supports comprehensive student support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged student populations at the college's Valley Campus in Trinidad, Colorado.

The grant funds supportive services targeting low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at Trinidad State College. The SSS Program delivers services intended to increase student retention and graduation rates, facilitate transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, and improve academic potential and financial literacy. These services enhance overall student success and educational persistence for the institution's Hispanic-serving student population, consistent with the federal program's core objective of removing barriers to postsecondary education completion for disadvantaged students.