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General Business/Commerce at SOWELA Technical Community College

General Business/Commerce at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying general business/commerce, 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 General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

SOWELA General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

SOWELA General Business/Commerce Rankings

General Business Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

88% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of general business associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general business at SOWELA are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. SOWELA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general business graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

The following general business concentations are available at SOWELA Technical Community College. 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
General Business/Commerce 34

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business 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
General and Operations Managers 27,790 $115,060
Managers 9,790 $87,080
Construction Managers 3,630 $99,610
Management Analysts 3,400 $80,370
Sales Managers 2,800 $106,850

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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