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General Drafting & Design Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying general drafting and design technology, 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 has a total student population of 2,914. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 students received their associate's degree in general drafting and design tech.

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

SOWELA General Drafting & Design Technology Degrees Available

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

SOWELA General Drafting & Design Technology Rankings

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General Drafting & Design Tech Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA General Drafting & Design Technology Associate’s Program

30% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of general drafting and design tech associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general drafting and design tech only graduates about 28% women each year. The program at SOWELA may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general drafting and design 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 general drafting and design 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

Careers That General Drafting & Design Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in general drafting and design 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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