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Electrical & Power Installation at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you plan to study Electrical & Power Installation, 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 Technical Community College is located in Lake Charles, LA.

During the most recent reporting year, 378 electrical & power installation graduations were recorded at SOWELA Technical Community College.

Online Class Availability at SOWELA Technical Community College

Online coursework is an option at SOWELA Technical Community College. Of 3,446 students, 368 (11%) studied exclusively online and 1,407 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Electrical & Power Installation Graduates from SOWELA Technical Community College

Those who finish SOWELA Technical Community College’s Electrical & Power Installation program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$109,483
5 years	$90,663

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Electrical & Power Installation graduates from SOWELA Technical Community College take home a median $109,483, compared with $83,264 for all SOWELA Technical Community College graduates — about 31% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Electrical & Power Installation graduates at SOWELA Technical Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Electrical & Power Installation graduates at SOWELA Technical Community College are 5% women (19) and 95% men (359).

Electrical & Power Installation Associate’s Program at SOWELA Technical Community College

Of the 91 associate’s electrical & power installation graduates at SOWELA Technical Community College, 7% were women (6) and 93% were men (85).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Electrical & Power Installation associate’s degree recipients at SOWELA Technical Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	76
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	6
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 15% of Electrical & Power Installation associate’s degree recipients at SOWELA Technical Community College, below the national average of 30%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Electrical & Power Installation Concentrations at SOWELA Technical Community College

This Electrical & Power Installation program at SOWELA Technical Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Electrical & Power Installation	69
Electrician	309

Highest-Paying Careers for Electrical & Power Installation Graduates

Graduates of the Electrical & Power Installation program at SOWELA Technical Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Electrical & Power Installation majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$89,975
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$88,342
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$85,639
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$83,555
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$59,882
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$57,985
Electricians	$57,376
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$53,048

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.