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 3,268 and students to faculty ratio is 16 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 191 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at SOWELA. The average faculty salary is $52,663 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 302 employees work at SOWELA. The average non-instructional staff salary is $54,478. 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 | 16 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 90 Full-time / 101 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 193 Full-time / 109 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $52,663 |
| Staff Average Salary | $54,478 |
| Student Population | 3,268 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At SOWELA Technical Community College, there are 313 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 207 full-time and 106 part-time staffs work at SOWELA. By gender there are 139 male and 174 female employees.
Among them, 191 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 103 full-time and 102 part-time faculties. By gender there are 101 male and 104 female faculties teaching at SOWELA.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties 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 | 313 | 139 | 174 | 207 | 84 | 123 | 106 | 55 | 51 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 205 | 101 | 104 | 103 | 48 | 55 | 102 | 53 | 49 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Management | 23 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 41 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 9 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Service | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - |