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Engineering Technologies at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at SOWELA Technical Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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, 168 students received their associate's degree in engineering tech.

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

SOWELA Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

SOWELA Engineering Technologies Rankings

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Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

13% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at SOWELA are white. Around 76% 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 engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	128
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech concentations are available at SOWELA Technical Community College. 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
Industrial Production Technology	275
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	223
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	33

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	13,310	$52,810
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	8,260	$50,670
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	7,820	$39,880
Engineers	5,400	$90,580
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	4,380	$43,640

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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