SOWELA Technical Community College is a public community college located in Lake Charles, LA. It offers 72 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 3 programs).
It is accredited by Council on Occupational Education.
The 2025 tuition & fees of SOWELA Technical Community College is $4,305 for Louisiana residents and $4,305 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Louisiana public community colleges' average ($4,904).
The school has 3,446 students, which is higher than Louisiana community collleges' average (2,022). In addition, 368 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (19 to 1) of Louisiana community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at SOWELA Technical Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Louisiana community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
SOWELA Technical Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 2 | 1 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 53 | 19 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
Student Population
There are 3,446 students at SOWELA Technical Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,590 male students and 1,726 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 3,316 | 1,873 | 1,443 |
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| Male Students | 1,590 | 959 | 631 |
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| Female Students | 1,726 | 914 | 812 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 3,446 total students, 1,775 students enrolled through distance learning (368 students enrolled exclusively and 1,407 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,446 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 368 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,407 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,671 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for SOWELA Technical Community College.