Job: Trinidad State College President
Job Description
Job Type: Full time, Salaried
Wage: $200,000-$220,000/yr.
Location: Trinidad, CO.
Job Description:
Trinidad State College (TSC) seeks a visionary, authentic, and student-centered leader to serve as its next President. TSC is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through quality educational experiences and lifelong learning throughout southern Colorado and beyond.
TSC has a students first focus, offering the full college experience in a small-town setting. The next president will keep students’ best interests at the forefront while building upon a legacy of academic excellence and deepening the college’s integration with the communities it serves. This includes championing student success initiatives, ensuring accessible pathways to completion, and maintaining a visible, present leadership style that demonstrates genuine care for student outcomes and the TSC employees. The president will champion both internal organizational health and external community partnerships, ensuring that TSC remains a cornerstone institution for high-quality academic, technical, and workforce education and regional prosperity. The selected candidate will be expected to put down roots in the community and become genuinely involved in the fabric of regional life.
The TSC President reports to the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor with the autonomy to manage their own institution and the benefit of working within a system. The president is the face of the college and leads, recommends, and executes all functions and activities of the college; establishes strategies and measurable goals to increase enrollment and ensure equity in student access and success; and exercises sound judgment in their fiduciary responsibility and use of all the college’s resources. The president will embrace CCCS’s Together We Can philosophy and collaboratively work together with the Chancellor and 12 other college presidents to develop, support and implement system-wide initiatives.
A complete Position Profile with additional information about the College and the responsibilities of the position can be found on the TSC Presidential Search page: https://trinidadstate.edu/event/presidential-search.html
APPLICATION PROCESS
For full consideration, applications should be submitted by March 17, 2026.
Candidates should provide the following:
- Letter of interest addressing the experience and qualifications identified in the position profile.
- A curriculum vitae/resume.
Applicants are encouraged to keep their materials to no more than 10 pages. Application materials should be submitted to RPA Inc. at TrinidadPresident@rpainc.org.
RPA Inc. is assisting with this search. Nominators and prospective applicants may contact Isaac Karaffa, Vice President and Senior Consultant, at TrinidadPresident@rpainc.org for additional information:
Position Salary and Benefits:
Presidents of colleges within the Colorado Community College System are provided with comprehensive health and life insurance, generous leave and strong retirement plan options. The anticipated salary range for this position is $200,000 – $220,000. Final salary will be determined based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and applicable internal equity.
TSC is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and work environment.
**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.