3820 Senator J. Bennett Johnston Avenue
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70615

For over 60 years, SOWELA has served the Southwest Louisiana area. The mission of SOWELA Technical community college is to provide a lifelong learning and teaching environment designed to afford every student an equal opportunity to develop to his/her full potential.

SOWELA Technical Community College is a public, comprehensive technical Community College offering programs including associate degrees, diplomas and technical certificates as well as noncredit courses. The college is committed to accessible and affordable quality education, relevant training, and retraining by providing post-secondary academic and technical education to meet the educational advancement and workforce development needs of the community.

Faculty and staff at this Louisiana Technical College strive to provide effective articulation and credit transfer to other institutions of higher education. The school promises counseling, career guidance, financial assistance, student activities and other services essential to developing the potential of individual students.

There are also collaborative opportunities at SOWELA Technical Community College. The school pledges to articulate with other public and private schools to provide an opportunity for high schools to enroll in courses appropriate to their needs and interests, and to ensure a positive public awareness of the college and its programs and services.

Quick Facts:

SOWELA Technical Community College operates under an open-admissions policy and adheres to the equal opportunity provisions of federal civil rights laws and regulations.

Students allowed to enroll for a maximum of 19 semester credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters and10 semester credit hours in the Summer term.

SOWELA Technical Community College employs eLearning technologies, and uses a Blackboard learning system.

Students from participating high schools may enroll in STEPS (Senior Technical Education Program at SOWELA) if they are a graduating senior (have 17 credits) and need a maximum of two core courses (English, math, or science).

This school profile has been compiled and updated by The CollegeBound Network. The school is not affiliated with The CollegeBound Network and shall not be considered a sponsor of this program.