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SOWELA Technical Community College is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

1,470 Full-Time Undergraduates
$3,335 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is SOWELA Technical Community College?

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Contact details for SOWELA are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3820 Senator J. Bennett Johnston Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70615
Phone: 337-421-6565
Website: www.sowela.edu

Can I Afford SOWELA?

$3,335 In-State Tuition
1% Take Out Loans
8.9% Loan Default Rate
During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at SOWELA paid $139 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $3,335 $3,335
Fees $990 $990
Books and Supplies $1,300 $1,300

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SOWELA, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $7,958 a year. That adds up to $31,832 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SOWELA is 8.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

SOWELA Technical Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,470 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,068 undergraduate students at SOWELA, with 1,470 being full-time and 1,598 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,470 full-time undergraduates at SOWELA, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of SOWELA Technical Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 14
Black or African American 297
Hispanic or Latino 61
White 994
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 84

Over 10 countries are represented at SOWELA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Vietnam, and Nepal.

Online Learning at SOWELA Technical Community College

422 Took All Classes Online
1,605 Took At Least One Class Online
41.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,605 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SOWELA has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of SOWELA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at SOWELA Technical Community College was 41.0%. This is the #636 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SOWELA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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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