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Information Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying information technology, 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 has a total student population of 2,914.

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

SOWELA Information Technology Degrees Available

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

SOWELA Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA Information Technology Associate’s Program

27% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT 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 IT.

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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

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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 Systems Analysts 2,060 $72,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,870 $112,860
Systems Software Developers 1,300 $76,200
Software Applications Developers 1,190 $81,640
Information Security Analysts 500 $74,350

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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