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SPECIAL REPORT: Technical schools versus traditional universities

Source: kplctv.com - Dec 23, 2016

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (KPLC) -

SOWELA Technical Community College just celebrated its first fall graduating class in nine years – a testament to the school's growing popularity. So are technical schools starting to become more appealing to students than the traditional four-year university?

After earning an International Studies degree at LSU in 2012, Natalie Ieyoub realized that the degree she pursued wasn't for her.

"If I was 18 again I wish I would've studied something technical. I just didn't really know what I wanted to do," said Ieyoub. "I stumbled upon SOWELA's program and thought it would be a good fit for me."

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