Electrician at SOWELA Technical Community College

What traits are you looking for in a electrician school? To help you decide if SOWELA Technical Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's electrician program.

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 Electrician section at the bottom of this page.

SOWELA Electrician Degrees Available

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

SOWELA Electrician Rankings

Electrician Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA Electrician Associate’s Program

7% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of electrician associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in electrician only graduates about 4% women each year. The program at SOWELA may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in electrician at SOWELA are white. Around 84% 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 electrician.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Electrician Grads May Go Into

A degree in electrician 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
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	13,220	$66,040
Electricians	12,730	$52,200
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	830	$43,190

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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