Headcounts and Directory Information
SOWELA Technical Community College (SOWELA) is a public, 2-4 years institute located in Lake Charles, LA. It has a total enrollment of 3,446 and students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. It is a Associate's - Public Urban-serving Multicampus by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Associate's degree.
A total of 183 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at SOWELA. The average faculty salary is $54,660 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 291 employees work at SOWELA. The average non-instructional staff salary is $55,804. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 3820 Senator J. Bennett Johnston Ave, Lake Charles, LA |
| Phone Number | 337-421-6565 |
| Web | www.sowela.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 19 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 98 Full-time / 85 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 200 Full-time / 91 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $54,660 |
| Staff Average Salary | $55,804 |
| Student Population | 3,446 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At SOWELA Technical Community College, there are 291 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 200 full-time and 91 part-time staffs work at SOWELA. By gender there are 128 male and 163 female employees.
Among them, 183 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 98 full-time and 85 part-time faculty. By gender there are 86 male and 97 female faculty teaching at SOWELA.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 291 | 128 | 163 | 200 | 83 | 117 | 91 | 45 | 46 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 183 | 86 | 97 | 98 | 45 | 53 | 85 | 41 | 44 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Management | 24 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 40 | 7 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Service | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 15 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - |