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Construction Trades at SOWELA Technical Community College

What traits are you looking for in a construction trades school? To help you decide if SOWELA Technical Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's construction trades program.

SOWELA is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 2,914 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 58 students received their associate's degree in construction trades.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Trades section at the bottom of this page.

SOWELA Construction Trades Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Construction Trades (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Construction Trades (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades

SOWELA Construction Trades Rankings

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Construction Trades Student Demographics at SOWELA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the construction trades majors at SOWELA Technical Community College.

SOWELA Construction Trades Associate’s Program

2% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 98% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 2% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in construction trades at SOWELA are white. Around 90% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SOWELA Technical Community College with a associate's in construction trades.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

If you plan to be a construction trades major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SOWELA Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	202
Plumbing & Water Supply	6

Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for SOWELA Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Maintenance and Repair Workers	22,930	$36,760
Carpenters	13,960	$45,910
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	13,220	$66,040
Electricians	12,730	$52,200
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	10,360	$54,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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