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Sterile processing program at SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA · Public 2-year · (337) 421-6565 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 11
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $38,675
- Typical pay for medical equipment preparersBLS OEWS May 2025, Louisiana
- $35,960
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
SOWELA Technical Community College awarded 11 sterile processing credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 8 career program of 9 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 51.1012 Sterile Processing Technology/Technician | 11 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 51.1012 Sterile Processing Technology/Technician | 0 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Louisiana's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterile Processing TechnologyN/A · In person · CIP 51.1012 | $3,000+ $2,500 books | 15 weeks, 18 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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