SOWELA Technical Community College Student Population

How many students at SOWELA?

For the academic year 2024-2025, SOWELA Technical Community College has a total enrollment of 3,446 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,676 male students (48.6%) and 1,770 female students (51.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,244 White students (65.1%) and 749 Black students (21.7%).
• Class Delivery: 368 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,407 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Multicampus - which average 4,006 - SOWELA's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,676 male (48.64%) and 1,770 female (51.36%) students are attending SOWELA Technical Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.69.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,244 White, 749 Black, and 31 Asian students out of a total of 3,446 are attending at SOWELA Technical Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

SOWELA Technical Community College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 52.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, SOWELA has 366 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 2,458 students under 25 years old, and 987 students over 25 years old out of 3,446 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At SOWELA Technical Community College, 368 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,407 students are enrolled in some online courses.

347 students who live in Louisiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 21 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,446 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 314 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.11%.193 students have transferred in as full-time status and 121 students transferred in as part-time status.