Criminal Justice Studies at SOWELA Technical Community College

Every criminal justice studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice studies program at SOWELA Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

SOWELA is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 2,914 students attend the school each year.

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

SOWELA Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

SOWELA Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

94% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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 Detective Supervisors	2,310	$62,650
Correctional Officer Supervisors	1,300	$53,180

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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