SOWELA Technical Community College Business Programs

SOWELA Technical Community College is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The city atmosphere of Lake Charles makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is SOWELA Technical Community College?

Contact details for SOWELA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3820 Senator J. Bennett Johnston Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70615
Phone:	337-421-6565
Website:	www.sowela.edu

How Do I Get Into SOWELA?

You can apply to SOWELA online at: www.sowela.edu/admissions/how-to-enroll/application/

As long as you submit the requested materials to SOWELA Technical Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford SOWELA Technical Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SOWELA, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $7,958 a year. That adds up to $31,832 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SOWELA is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

SOWELA Technical Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,068 undergraduate students at SOWELA, with 1,470 being full-time and 1,598 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,470 full-time undergraduates at SOWELA, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of SOWELA Technical Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	297
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	994
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	84

Over 10 countries are represented at SOWELA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Vietnam, and Nepal.

Online Learning at SOWELA Technical Community College

In 2022-2023, 1,411 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SOWELA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SOWELA majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business/Commerce	2%

SOWELA Technical Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	143	3	8	154
General Business/Commerce	50	35	34	119
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	19	9	23	51
Business & Office Technology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	212	47	65	324

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.