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Sowela Technical Community College

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SOWELA Technical Community College
Type	Public community college
Established	1938
Chancellor	Neil Aspinwall
Students	4,000^[1]
Location	Lake Charles , Louisiana , United States
Mascot	Flying Tigers^[2]
Website	www.sowela.edu

SOWELA Technical Community College is a public community collegeinLake Charles, Louisiana, with an additional instruction site in Jennings and Oakdale. The school's mascot is the Flying Tigers, named for World War II General Clair Chennault's 1st American Volunteer Group and their P-40 aircraft adorned with a shark-faced motif. SOWELA's Lake Charles campus was developed on property formerly used as Chennault Air Force Base.

Its service area includes Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes.^[3]

History[edit]

In 1938, the Louisiana Legislature establishes the Southwest Louisiana Trade School.
In 1952, the name was changed to Sowela Vocational Technical School, recognizing it as a technical school rather than a trade institute.
In 1962, it was renamed as SOWELA (Southwest Louisiana) Technical Institute.
In 1971, the institute received accreditation from the Commission on Occupational Education (COE) of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
In January 1980, the institute moved to its present location near Chennault International Airport on the east side of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
In March 1990, the institute was renamed SOWELA Regional Technical Institute.
On July 27, 1995, the institute was renamed to Louisiana Technical College – SOWELA Campus.
In 2003, the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Board of Supervisors changed the name and status of the institute – renaming it to SOWELA Technical Community College and giving it the status of a technical community college.

Following damage by Hurricane Rita in 2005, the Lake Charles campus was repaired and added four new buildings – the Phillips 66 Process Technology building, Arts and Humanities building, Nursing and Allied Health building, and Regional Training Center. An $8 million Student Services building is to be completed on the Lake Charles campus by mid-2017. Replacing the Morgan Smith Instructional Site in Jennings, a $10 million facility will be built in 2017 adjacent to the Jennings High School in Jefferson Davis Parish.

Academics[edit]

The College offers associate degrees, technical diplomas, or certificates in 23 different programs. In the summer of 2014, SOWELA introduced the 16-week Fast Track Process Technology (PTEC) program, which provides a compressed pathway to an Associate of Applied ScienceinProcess Technology to qualified students who already hold an Associate or higher-level degree.

Notable alumni[edit]

E. Holman Jones, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from OakdaleinAllen Parish

References[edit]

^ "SOWELA Technical Community College". College Navigator. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

^ "Flying Tigers Mascot". SOWELA Technical Community College. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

^ "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. Retrieved 2021-06-03.

External links[edit]

Official website

v t e Education in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
K-12 schools	Bell City HS Starks HS
6-12 schools	Iowa H/MS
High schools	A. M. Barbe HS DeQuincy HS Sam Houston HS LaGrange HS Sulphur HS Vinton HS Westlake HS Washington-Marion Magnet HS
Private schools
High schools	Lake Charles College Prep St. Louis Catholic HS
K-12 schools	Hamilton Christian Academy
Tertiary
Public universities	McNeese State University (Template)
Private colleges	Delta School of Business and Technology
Community colleges	Sowela Technical Community College
Other
Libraries	Calcasieu Parish Public Library
This list is incomplete.

v t e Public colleges and universities in Louisiana
Research universities	Louisiana State University Louisiana Tech University University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisiana at Monroe University of New Orleans
Comprehensive universities	Grambling State University Louisiana State University of Alexandria Louisiana State University Shreveport McNeese State University Nicholls State University Northwestern State University Southeastern Louisiana University Southern University Southern University at New Orleans
Specialized centers	LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport Paul M. Hebert Law Center Southern University Law Center
Community and technical colleges	Baton Rouge Community College Bossier Parish Community College Delgado Community College L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College Louisiana Delta Community College Louisiana State University at Eunice Louisiana Technical College Northwest Louisiana Technical College Nunez Community College River Parishes Community College South Louisiana Community College Southern University at Shreveport Sowela Technical Community College

Education in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Cameron Parish
School Board (Public K-12)

Tertiary

Sowela Technical Community College (Cameron Parish is in the service area but no campuses are in Cameron Parish)

This list is incomplete.

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