Accreditations

Accreditations and Affiliations

Trinidad State College is accredited by:
The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois 60602-1411
(800) 621-7440; (312) 263-0456

Trinidad State has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1962. The most recent comprehensive evaluation for continued accreditation at the Associates’ degree-granting level occurred in 2015, with a result of continued ten-year accreditation.

Program Accreditations and governance:

Contact information for filing complaints with accreditor, state or licensing entity

Complaints Against an Affiliated Institution

Each year, the Higher Learning Commission receives a number of complaints about institutions from faculty, students, and other parties. The Commission has established a clear distinction between individual grievances and complaints that appear to involve broad institutional practices. Where a complaint does raise issues regarding the institution’s ongoing ability to meet the Criteria of Accreditation, the Commission forwards the complaint to the institution and requests a formal response.

Complainants with specific claims related to the Americans with Disabilities Act or employment discrimination should seek prior review of such claims by the appropriate federal agencies. The Commission may ask for the report or record of such review in determining whether it can proceed to consider the claim as a complaint related to compliance with the Criteria for Accreditation.

Instructions for Filing a Complaint with the Commission

Individuals interested in bringing an appropriate complaint to the attention of the Commission can find more information and instructions on how to do it at https://www.hlcommission.org/for-students/file-a-complaint-against-an-institution/.