Trinidad State Kicks Off Spring Term With Student Events

Trinidad State College is staging a series of campus events this week as the institution shifts into spring-term activity. On January 6, the college is holding weekly study sessions in the Student Center that are open to students preparing for the upcoming term. Those sessions are intended to provide structured study space and support as students return to classes.

The campus calendar also lists a Marketplace Discount Day scheduled for January 7, a regular Wednesday program offering discounts to students, faculty, and staff on on-campus services and at the campus marketplace. The discount day is a recurring effort to ease the cost of campus life for the college community and to boost usage of on-site services as the term resumes.

Alongside the immediate events, the college is promoting spring registration reminders and academic-advising resources for both new and returning students. Advising materials and registration prompts are being highlighted to ensure students finalize schedules and access course guidance before classes ramp up. The college is also drawing attention to workforce development program offerings, including pathways that allow Licensed Practical Nurses and paramedics to progress toward Registered Nurse credentials. Those pathways are a strategic part of the college’s programming designed to expand regional healthcare capacity and provide career advancement opportunities for residents.

For Las Animas County, the combination of short-term supports and longer-term workforce initiatives carries several practical effects. Open study sessions and advising improve students’ chances of successful course starts and reduce administrative barriers that can lead to dropped or delayed enrollment. Marketplace Discount Day helps ease day-to-day expenses for students and employees at a time when affordability influences retention. The LPN and paramedic-to-RN pathways directly relate to local labor markets by promoting training that can address staffing needs in area clinics, hospitals, and long-term care facilities.

The week’s activities underscore the college’s dual role as an academic institution and a local workforce incubator. Students who take advantage of advising and study supports can begin the spring term better prepared, while residents considering healthcare careers have clearer routes to credential advancement. Community leaders and employers tracking local labor supply will likely watch enrollment and completion in these programs as indicators of future staffing trends.

Students and community members should engage with the college’s advising resources to confirm registration and explore workforce pathways that align with local employment needs as the spring term begins.