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Plumbing & Water Supply at SOWELA Technical Community College

Plumbing & Water Supply at SOWELA Technical Community College

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

SOWELA is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 2,914 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Plumbing & Water Supply section at the bottom of this page.

SOWELA Plumbing & Water Supply Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Plumbing (Less Than 1 Year)

SOWELA Plumbing & Water Supply Rankings

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Concentrations Within Plumbing & Water Supply

Plumbing & Water Supply majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 6

Careers That Plumbing Grads May Go Into

A degree in plumbing 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
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors 13,220 $66,040
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 10,360 $54,940
Rotary Drill Operators 980 $52,520
Oil and Gas Derrick Operators 350 $47,550
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 220 $35,740

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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