LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – December 16, 2020 Six students in SOWELA’s School of Business and Applied Technology earned top honors at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference. More than 2,000 of America’s best and brightest college students competed virtually for the opportunity to win more than $114,000 in cash awards. Award winners include Sabrina … Read More
Lake Charles, Louisiana – November 24, 2020. The following students achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying 6 or more credit hours during the Summer term for classes taken at SOWELA’s Lake Charles campus, Morgan Smith site in Jennings or at the Oakdale site. Alabama Union Springs: Taylor Townzen Louisiana Abbeville: … Read More
New Concentration is Course Offering in SOWELA’s Information Systems Technology Program (Lake Charles) – SOWELA is adding a new “Concentration in Cloud Computing” which will give all students who complete the program a certification in Amazon Web Services (AWS). SOWELA will become the first and only college in the Southwest Louisiana region currently offering the … Read More
Scholarships Covering Full Tuition Available for Those that Qualify LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – December 3, 2020 SOWELA Technical Community College’s Office of Workforce Solutions is excited to announce two short-term training opportunities in Non-destructive Testing (NDT) and Commercial Driver’s License Class A. Thanks to various funding sources, such as Reboot Louisiana, scholarships are available for … Read More
SOWELA Currently Offering Online, Hybrid and in-Person Attendance Options (Lake Charles) – Spring 2021 enrollment is now open for interested students at SOWELA for all technical and academic programs and at all three of the regional community college’s campuses in Southwest Louisiana. SOWELA is currently offering online options, hybrid options and in-person options dependent on … Read More
Gift Provides Much-Needed Support to Damaged Process Technology Space and Hurricane Laura Relief Fund (Lake Charles) – Badly damaged by one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the Gulf Coast, SOWELA Technical Community College is getting crucial financial assistance from Cheniere Energy with a donation of $100,000 through the Louisiana Community and Technical … Read More
Graduates Invited to Participate in Spring Ceremony LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – November 13, 2020 Due to damage incurred from hurricanes Laura and Delta, the December 18, 2020, Commencement has been postponed. Students who would have graduated during the Fall 2020 Commencement will be invited to participate in the Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremony. Academic transcripts and … Read More
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – November 10, 2020 The following students achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying 12 or more credit hours during the Spring term for classes taken at SOWELA’s Lake Charles campus, Morgan Smith site in Jennings or at the Oakdale site. ALABAMA Union Springs: Taylor Townzen CALIFORNIA … Read More
Recipients Awarded at the 2020 LCTCS Annual Conference LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – November 3, 2020 SOWELA Technical Community College faculty and staff were recently honored at the annual Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Annual Conference. Honorees were nominated by fellow SOWELA employees. The conference and award ceremony were held virtually this year with … Read More
SOWELA also ranked No. 27 nationally for all U.S. community colleges (Lake Charles) – For the third straight year, SOWELA is ranked No. 1 in Louisiana in WalletHub’s “Best Community Colleges in the U.S.” The Lake Charles institution also received a national ranking of No. 27 in the same rankings. Overall, WalletHub scored SOWELA at … Read More