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Industrial Production Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you plan to study industrial production technology, take a look at what SOWELA Technical Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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, 89 students received their associate's degree in industrial production tech.

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

SOWELA Industrial Production Technology Degrees Available

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

SOWELA Industrial Production Technology Rankings

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Industrial Production Tech Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA Industrial Production Technology Associate’s Program

20% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of industrial production tech associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in industrial production tech only graduates about 14% women each year. The program at SOWELA may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in industrial production tech at SOWELA are white. Around 66% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. SOWELA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in industrial production tech graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Industrial Production Technology

If you plan to be a industrial production tech 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
Other Industrial Production Technologies	275

Careers That Industrial Production Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial production 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
Engineering Technicians	2,310	$59,930
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	1,620	$54,980
Industrial Engineering Technicians	450	$74,930

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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