Criminal Justice & Corrections at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, 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 has a total student population of 2,914.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

SOWELA Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

SOWELA Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

94% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at SOWELA are white. Around 78% 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 criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SOWELA Technical Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	19

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,810	$41,550
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7,890	$34,370
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600

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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