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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College

Every drafting and design engineering technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design engineering tech program at SOWELA Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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

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

SOWELA Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

SOWELA Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

30% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 26% women each year. The program at SOWELA may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at SOWELA are white. Around 80% 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 design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 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
General Drafting & Design Technology	33

Careers That Design Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Drafters	1,510	$57,520
Architectural and Civil Drafters	900	$56,390
Mechanical Drafters	540	$66,150
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	160	$68,510

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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