Accredited business schools by state
5,546 business and office programs at accredited schools, approved for WIOA funding
That is 76% of the 7,270 business and office programs that states have approved for workforce funding. The schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools. The Department doesn't accredit schools itself: it reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1
WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation: besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers.2 Funding comes through your own state's list, so pick your state below.
Business and office training by state, accredited or not, with costs and results
Accredited business schools in each state
- Alaska7accredited schools, 31 programs
- Arizona13accredited schools, 84 programs
- Arkansas26accredited schools, 58 programs
- California79accredited schools, 345 programs
- Colorado21accredited schools, 98 programs
- Connecticut15accredited schools, 48 programs
- Delaware6accredited schools, 18 programs
- Florida51accredited schools, 182 programs
- Georgia31accredited schools, 173 programs
- Illinois58accredited schools, 295 programs
- Indiana12accredited schools, 249 programs
- Iowa17accredited schools, 113 programs
- Kansas10accredited schools, 21 programs
- Kentucky35accredited schools, 75 programs
- Louisiana27accredited schools, 115 programs
- Maine13accredited schools, 35 programs
- Maryland14accredited schools, 43 programs
- Massachusetts18accredited schools, 86 programs
- Michigan34accredited schools, 186 programs
- Minnesota37accredited schools, 316 programs
- Mississippi25accredited schools, 51 programs
- Missouri51accredited schools, 252 programs
- Montana9accredited schools, 14 programs
- Nebraska10accredited schools, 67 programs
- Nevada11accredited schools, 55 programs
- New Hampshire6accredited schools, 74 programs
- New Jersey22accredited schools, 69 programs
- New Mexico18accredited schools, 57 programs
- New York21accredited schools, 53 programs
- North Carolina55accredited schools, 169 programs
- North Dakota10accredited schools, 15 programs
- Ohio61accredited schools, 365 programs
- Oklahoma14accredited schools, 38 programs
- Oregon12accredited schools, 35 programs
- Pennsylvania28accredited schools, 107 programs
- Puerto Rico7accredited schools, 12 programs
- South Dakota6accredited schools, 28 programs
- Tennessee41accredited schools, 138 programs
- Texas76accredited schools, 403 programs
- Utah12accredited schools, 30 programs
- Virginia27accredited schools, 116 programs
- Washington44accredited schools, 473 programs
- Wisconsin32accredited schools, 298 programs
- Wyoming6accredited schools, 24 programs
Fewer than 5 accredited schools, so no page of their own: Guam (1), Hawaii (3), Idaho (4), Northern Mariana Islands (1), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (4), Vermont (3), West Virginia (3). Their programs are on each field's state page, with an "Accredited school" filter.
Accredited business and office programs by field
- Business administration programs1,457of 1,613 programs at accredited schools
- Accounting and bookkeeping classes1,204of 1,461 programs at accredited schools
- Administrative assistant training1,056of 1,530 programs at accredited schools
- Project management certification464of 951 programs at accredited schools
- Human resources training413of 460 programs at accredited schools
- Paralegal programs400of 449 programs at accredited schools
- Digital marketing courses285of 392 programs at accredited schools
- Real estate school98of 123 programs at accredited schools
- Customer service training82of 168 programs at accredited schools
- Interpreter and translator training68of 82 programs at accredited schools
- Insurance license courses19of 41 programs at accredited schools
Programs approved for WIOA funding in any state. Fields with a link have a page of accredited programs by state.
How the accredited business and office work schools were found
Which programs are counted?
Programs that states approved for WIOA funding, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college.
How current is the accreditation?
We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1
Sources for the accreditation facts about business and office programs
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- US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
- 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List