Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians graduates from SOWELA Technical Community College earn $127,701 median salary, above the national average for this program.

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at SOWELA Technical Community College

Lake Charles, Louisiana • Associate's

Median Earnings
$127,701
Graduates earn above the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at SOWELA Technical Community College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for SOWELA Technical Community College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at the associate's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 101 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at SOWELA Technical Community College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $127,701 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $78,816 across all institutions offering Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, graduates here earn above the national average for this program. Across all programs at SOWELA Technical Community College, the mean median-earnings figure is $64,924, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$127,701
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
National Average
$78,816
All schools, same program
School Average
$64,924
All programs at SOWELA Technical Community College

Program Details

Associate's
Credential Level
101
Completers (IPEDS)
356
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$127,701
Median Earnings

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Other Schools

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.