SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, Louisiana
About
SOWELA Technical Community College is a public community college in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with an additional instruction site in Jennings and Oakdale. The school's mascot is the Flying Tigers, named for World War II General Clair Chennault's 1st American Volunteer Group and their P-40 aircraft adorned with a shark-faced motif. SOWELA's Lake Charles campus was developed on property formerly used as Chennault Air Force Base. Its service area includes Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$4,305
- Estimated total for international students
- US$15,188
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,966
- International undergraduates
- 1%
- Students per teacher
- 19 to 1
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 48%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$39,491
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (41)
Associate's degrees19 subjects
Undergraduate certificates22 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.