Visual Communications at SOWELA Technical Community College

If you plan to study visual communications, 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 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 Visual Communications section at the bottom of this page.

SOWELA Visual Communications Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Graphic Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Graphic Arts

SOWELA Visual Communications Rankings

Graphic Arts Student Demographics at SOWELA

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

SOWELA Visual Communications Associate’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of graphic arts associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in graphic arts only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at SOWELA may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in graphic arts at SOWELA are white. Around 75% 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 graphic arts.

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

Commercial & Advertising Art

Careers That Graphic Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic arts 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
Graphic Designers	1,490	$45,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	490	$61,980
Designers	410	$89,070
Commercial and Industrial Designers	170	$76,520
Set and Exhibit Designers	90	$40,990

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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