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Administrative assistant training in Rhode Island

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

2 schools offer these administrative assistant programs, and Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, 1 of the 2 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 2 programs here are administrative assistant or office certificate (1 program) and microsoft Office and Excel course (1 program).

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How much does administrative assistant training cost in Rhode Island?

$2,500 to $7,300

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
78%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Length
3 to 12 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 Rhode Island may also offer administrative assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free administrative assistant training in Rhode Island?

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

All 2 administrative assistant programs in Rhode Island approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Administrative assistant or office certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Professional Office Administration

    Tailor-Made Training LLC

    Greenville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tailor-Made Training LLC, GreenvilleAdministrative assistant or office certificateIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,300

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Professional Office Administration at Tailor-Made Training LLC
    More details about Professional Office Administration at Tailor-Made Training LLC
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $400
    Students counted
    15
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,300
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Professional Office Administration at Tailor-Made Training LLC

  • Microsoft Office and Excel courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Microsoft Office Associate Certification Program

    ONLC Training Centers

    Wilmington, DE

    No diploma needed

    ONLC Training Centers, Wilmington, DEMicrosoft Office and Excel courseHybrid · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Rhode Island; Rhode Island approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    Program website, Microsoft Office Associate Certification Program at ONLC Training Centers
    More details about Microsoft Office Associate Certification Program at ONLC Training Centers
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,500
    Program website, Microsoft Office Associate Certification Program at ONLC Training Centers

How to pay for administrative assistant training in Rhode Island

WIOA funding can pay for administrative assistant training in Rhode Island

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.

Administrative assistant training in Providence, Philadelphia and other Rhode Island cities

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Other training in Rhode Island

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

Where the Rhode Island administrative assistant program numbers come from

Which Rhode Island administrative assistant programs are on this list?

These are the administrative assistant programs Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island offers.

How the prices and results of Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island

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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