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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you plan to study drafting and design engineering technology, take a look at what SOWELA Technical Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Drafting & Design Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

SOWELA Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

SOWELA Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

30% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at SOWELA may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at SOWELA are white. Around 80% 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 design engineering tech.

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

Careers That Design Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in design engineering tech 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
Drafters 1,510 $57,520
Architectural and Civil Drafters 900 $56,390
Mechanical Drafters 540 $66,150
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 160 $68,510

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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