Computer Information Systems at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at SOWELA Technical Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SOWELA is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 2,914 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

SOWELA Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in CIS (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in CIS

SOWELA Computer Information Systems Rankings

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CIS Student Demographics at SOWELA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at SOWELA Technical Community College.

SOWELA Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in CIS only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at SOWELA may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in CIS at SOWELA are white. Around 87% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SOWELA Technical Community College with a associate's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a CIS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SOWELA Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	15

Related Majors

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for SOWELA Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,540	$68,380
Computer Systems Analysts	2,060	$72,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,870	$112,860
Systems Software Developers	1,300	$76,200

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
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.