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Business administration programs in the Washington, DC area

16 business programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these business administration programs with classes in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area, and every one is approved for workforce funding: 12 by Virginia and 4 by Maryland. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 10 of these 16 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.

General and operations managers run the daily work of an organization: they make staff schedules, assign work, see that projects get done and plan how materials and people are used. Most move up from supervisory jobs, and the BLS says top executives typically need a bachelor's degree and considerable work experience.1

In Washington, DC, 6 of the 16 programs take students without a high school diploma, 4 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 6 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 16 programs here are government contracting course (10 programs), business management certificate (3 programs), entrepreneurship and small business course (2 programs) and business administration (associate degree, 1 program).

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How much do business administration programs cost in Washington, DC?

$1,095 to $2,323 is what most business programs in Washington, DC cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 16 programs with a price. All of them: $695 to $9,500

In the typical program

Finished the program
98%
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
3 to 14 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 Washington, DC may also offer business administration programs. How these figures are made

Are there free business administration programs in Washington, DC?

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

All 16 business programs in Washington, DC approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for business administration programs in Washington, DC

WIOA funding can pay for business administration programs in Washington, DC

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 business administration programs

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 business administration programs

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 Washington, DC

How business administration programs compare with the rest of business and office work across the District of Columbia: Business and office training in the District of Columbia

Where the Washington, DC business administration program numbers come from

Which Washington, DC business administration programs are on this list?

These are the business administration programs with classes in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Washington, DC business administration 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.

How reliable are the District of Columbia figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists the District of Columbia among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about business administration programs in Washington, DC

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Top Executives
  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
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns