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Administrative assistant training in Alaska

7 administrative assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these administrative assistant programs, and Alaska has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Secretaries and administrative assistants do routine clerical and organizational work: answering phones, scheduling appointments, preparing documents and keeping files. High school graduates comfortable with word processing and spreadsheets typically qualify and learn the job in a few weeks of on-the-job training; some community colleges and technical schools offer courses in office procedures.1

In Alaska, 1 of the 7 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 6 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 7 programs here are administrative assistant or office certificate (6 programs) and office administration (associate degree, 1 program).

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How much does administrative assistant training cost in Alaska?

$4,525 to $17,098 is what most administrative assistant programs in Alaska cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $4,000 to $24,948

In the typical program

Finished the program
77%
Working 6 months later
50%
Earned a year, estimated
about $28,600
Length
10 to 39 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alaska may also offer administrative assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free administrative assistant training in Alaska?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 7 administrative assistant programs in Alaska approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business Office Administration

    Charter College

    Based in Reno, NV

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Charter College, based in Reno, NVAdministrative assistant or office certificate · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$43,300
    Price if you pay yourself$24,948
    Program website, Business Office Administration at Charter College
    More details about Business Office Administration at Charter College
    Finished
    41%
    Working at 6 months
    35%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,828
    Length
    40 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    158
    Earned a year, estimated
    $43,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $24,948
    Program website, Business Office Administration at Charter College

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    Administrative Assistant Level 1

    Northern Industrial Training (NIT)

    Palmer

    No diploma needed

    Northern Industrial Training (NIT), PalmerAdministrative assistant or office certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$19,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, Administrative Assistant Level 1 at Northern Industrial Training (NIT)
    More details about Administrative Assistant Level 1 at Northern Industrial Training (NIT)
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    53%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,831
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    89
    Earned a year, estimated
    $19,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000
    Program website, Administrative Assistant Level 1 at Northern Industrial Training (NIT)

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business and Office Technology

    AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center

    Seward

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center, SewardAdministrative assistant or office certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,500
    Price if you pay yourself$5,619
    Program website, Business and Office Technology at AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center
    More details about Business and Office Technology at AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,375
    Length
    38 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,063
    Students counted
    53
    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,619
    Program website, Business and Office Technology at AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Business Office and Computer Technology Specialist

    Alaska Career College

    Anchorage

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Alaska Career College, AnchorageAdministrative assistant or office certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,600
    Price if you pay yourself$16,195
    Program website, Business Office and Computer Technology Specialist at Alaska Career College
    More details about Business Office and Computer Technology Specialist at Alaska Career College
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    48%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,157
    Length
    20 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $375
    Students counted
    37
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,195
    Program website, Business Office and Computer Technology Specialist at Alaska Career College

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Administrative Assistant Level 2

    Northern Industrial Training (NIT)

    Palmer

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northern Industrial Training (NIT), PalmerAdministrative assistant or office certificateIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$12,200
    Price if you pay yourself$4,250
    Program website, Administrative Assistant Level 2 at Northern Industrial Training (NIT)
    More details about Administrative Assistant Level 2 at Northern Industrial Training (NIT)
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,060
    Length
    5 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    25
    Earned a year, estimated
    $12,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,250
    Program website, Administrative Assistant Level 2 at Northern Industrial Training (NIT)

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Administrative Assistant (OEC)

    University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF

    Based in Fairbanks, AK

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF, based in Fairbanks, AKAdministrative assistant or office certificate · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,800
    Program website, Administrative Assistant (OEC) at University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF
    More details about Administrative Assistant (OEC) at University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    16
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,800
    Program website, Administrative Assistant (OEC) at University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF

  • Office administration (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Information Office Systems (AAS)

    University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)

    Anchorage

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), AnchorageOffice administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$18,000
    Program website, Computer Information Office Systems (AAS) at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
    More details about Computer Information Office Systems (AAS) at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $18,000
    Program website, Computer Information Office Systems (AAS) at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)

How to pay for administrative assistant training in Alaska

WIOA funding can pay for administrative assistant training in Alaska

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for administrative assistant training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for administrative assistant training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Administrative assistant training in Alaska

programs with a price cost under $5,000
3 of 7
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
30th of 36
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
6 of 15
administrative assistant programs here, against the typical state's 21
7 vs 21

State comparisons use the same figures as the administrative assistant training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Other training in Alaska

How administrative assistant training compares with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in Alaska

Where the Alaska administrative assistant program numbers come from

Which Alaska administrative assistant programs are on this list?

These are the administrative assistant programs Alaska approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alaska offers.

How the prices and results of Alaska administrative assistant programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about administrative assistant training in Alaska

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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