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Administrative assistant training in Lexington, Kentucky

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

8 schools offer these administrative assistant programs with classes in the Lexington-Fayette area, and every one is approved 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 Lexington, all 11 programs take students without a high school diploma.

By kind, the 11 programs here are administrative assistant or office certificate (7 programs), administrative assistant program (level not stated, 2 programs), office administration (associate degree, 1 program) and data entry, filing and keyboarding course (1 program).

See the 11 programs

All 48 administrative assistant programs in Kentucky, including online programs

How much does administrative assistant training cost in Lexington?

$4,150

is the price of the one program that lists a price, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not reported
None of the 11 programs report it

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

Is there free administrative assistant training in Lexington?

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

All 11 administrative assistant programs in Lexington approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Office administration (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College

    Lexington

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College, LexingtonOffice administration (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$24,000
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    More details about Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    Finished
    23%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,988
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    168
    Earned a year, estimated
    $24,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary at Bluegrass Community and Technical College

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    Business Administration

    The Medical Institute of Kentucky

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    The Medical Institute of Kentucky, LexingtonAdministrative assistant or office certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$14,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,150

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Business Administration at The Medical Institute of Kentucky
    More details about Business Administration at The Medical Institute of Kentucky
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,708
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    11
    Earned a year, estimated
    $14,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,150
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    Program website, Business Administration at The Medical Institute of Kentucky

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

    The Medical Institute of Kentucky

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    The Medical Institute of Kentucky, LexingtonAdministrative assistant or office certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$33,700
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at The Medical Institute of Kentucky
    More details about General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at The Medical Institute of Kentucky
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    57%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,415
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    $33,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at The Medical Institute of Kentucky

  • Data entry, filing and keyboarding courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General

    New Horizons Computer Learning Center

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    New Horizons Computer Learning Center, LexingtonData entry, filing and keyboarding courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General at New Horizons Computer Learning Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

    KY Healthcare Training

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    KY Healthcare Training, LexingtonAdministrative assistant or office certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at KY Healthcare Training
    More details about General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at KY Healthcare Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at KY Healthcare Training

  • Administrative assistant program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

    Healthcare Training Center of Scott County

    Georgetown

    No diploma needed

    Healthcare Training Center of Scott County, GeorgetownAdministrative assistant program (level not stated)In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at Healthcare Training Center of Scott County
    More details about General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at Healthcare Training Center of Scott County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at Healthcare Training Center of Scott County

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

    Goodwill Industries of Kentucky

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, LexingtonAdministrative assistant or office certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at Goodwill Industries of Kentucky
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College

    Lexington

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College, LexingtonAdministrative assistant or office certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    More details about General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at Bluegrass Community and Technical College

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

    University of Kentucky

    Lexington

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    University of Kentucky, LexingtonAdministrative assistant or office certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at University of Kentucky
    More details about General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at University of Kentucky
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at University of Kentucky

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

    ITT Technical Institute

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    ITT Technical Institute, LexingtonAdministrative assistant or office certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at ITT Technical Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

  • Administrative assistant program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

    New Horizons Computer Learning Center

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    New Horizons Computer Learning Center, LexingtonAdministrative assistant program (level not stated)In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about General Office Occupations and Clerical Services at New Horizons Computer Learning Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

How to pay for administrative assistant training in Lexington

WIOA funding can pay for administrative assistant training in Lexington

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.

Other training in Lexington

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

Where the Lexington administrative assistant program numbers come from

Which Lexington administrative assistant programs are on this list?

These are the administrative assistant programs with classes in the Lexington-Fayette area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Kentucky page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Lexington 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 Lexington

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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