SOWELA Technical Community College

Lake Charles, Louisiana · Public

Of 11 assessed programs, 10 leave graduates out-earning a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 31 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,439
$30k to $48k	$6,864
$48k to $75k	$8,411
$75k to $110k	$8,407
All families (average)	$7,525

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

11 of 42 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Louisiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,577	+$29,227	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	183
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$127,701	+$93,351	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	101
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$91,057	+$56,707	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	$52,083 1-year earnings	+$17,733	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,806	+$12,456	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$71,515	+$37,165	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Business	Associate's Degree	$45,091	+$10,741	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$35,884	+$1,534	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$30,360 1-year earnings	-$3,990	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$55,019	+$20,669	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$47,669	+$13,319	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	214
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	196
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	179
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	151
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	85
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	84
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Forestry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.