Business and office training in Ohio

543 business and office programs in 10 fields of business and office work, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

125 schools offer these programs, and Ohio has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 10 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.

Business and office training covers office work most employers need: business administration and management, accounting and bookkeeping, customer service, human resources, project management and paralegal work, and the courses that lead to a real estate or insurance license, along with interpreter and translator training. Most are certificates or short courses; some are two-year degrees.

All job training programs in Ohio, every line of work

Accredited business schools in Ohio, each school with its accreditor

Business and office training by state, to compare Ohio with other states

Compare business and office programs in Ohio: cost, pay and results

Business administration programs
117 programs at 57 schools
Most cost
$3,787 to $11,775
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Project management certification
105 programs at 38 schools
Most cost
$1,372 to $3,320
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Administrative assistant training
100 programs at 57 schools
Most cost
$2,189 to $6,911
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Accounting and bookkeeping classes
67 programs at 41 schools
Most cost
$2,795 to $10,781
Earned a year, estimated
about $53,800
Working 6 months later
76%
Finished
39%
Human resources training
47 programs at 22 schools
Most cost
$399 to $8,712
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Real estate school
29 programs at 16 schools
Most cost
$1,737 to $5,307
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
66%
Finished
63%
Paralegal programs
24 programs at 20 schools
Most cost
$3,788 to $13,047
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
39%
Digital marketing courses
23 programs at 20 schools
Most cost
$4,163 to $11,183
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
41%
Customer service training
21 programs at 15 schools
Most cost
$825 to $2,000
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Insurance license courses
10 programs at 4 schools
Most cost
$274 to $1,476
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Finished
Not reported

Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Ohio may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free business and office training in Ohio?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program counted on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.¹²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.³
Or pay yourself. Without funding, prices differ by field: most insurance license programs in Ohio cost $274 to $1,476, and most business programs $3,787 to $11,775. Each field's page lists every program with its price.

Other job training in Ohio, by line of work

Programs approved in Ohio in each line of work.

Where the Ohio business and office numbers come from

Which Ohio programs are counted?

Programs Ohio approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁵ They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Ohio offers.

What the figures for each field mean

Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).

Sources for the funding facts about business and office programs in Ohio

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