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Nursing at SOWELA Technical Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, 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 in Lake Charles, LA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 49 nursing degrees were granted 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%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,407 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at SOWELA Technical Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how SOWELA Technical Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Louisiana	#1 of 26
Best Schools (Quality)	Louisiana	#2 of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#71 of 506
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#178 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#485 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#505 of 1,918

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from SOWELA Technical Community College is $5,606.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at SOWELA Technical Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at SOWELA Technical Community College are 88% women (43) and 12% men (6).

Nursing Associate’s Program at SOWELA Technical Community College

Among the 49 associate’s nursing graduates at SOWELA Technical Community College, 88% were women (43) and 12% were men (6).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	39
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	7
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at SOWELA Technical Community College, below the national average of 44%.*

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

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at SOWELA Technical Community College

This Nursing program at SOWELA Technical Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	49

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at SOWELA Technical Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

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.