unitid 160579 · Lake Charles, LA · public 2-year · city (small)
SOWELA Technical Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 4,453
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,966
60th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
46%
undergrads on Pell grants
88th pctl among public 2-years
completion
43%
finish within 150% time
64th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,578
57th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$7,525
after aid, aided students
49th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$32,303
after entry, Title IV students
10th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
not reported
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,439 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k66%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $17,038
- First-generation students
- 51%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,305
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 265 | $90,663 | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 189 | — | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 176 | — | — |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 149 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 142 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 113 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 113 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 92 | — | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 89 | $130,442 | $7,457 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 83 | — | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 82 | $71,409 | $8,500 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 78 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.