Business and office training in Tennessee

154 business and office programs in 9 fields of business and office work, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

50 schools offer these programs, and Tennessee has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 9 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 Tennessee, every line of work

Accredited business schools in Tennessee, each school with its accreditor

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

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

Administrative assistant training
43 programs at 33 schools
Most cost
$2,622 to $4,119
Earned a year, estimated
about $23,600
Working 6 months later
75%
Finished
69%
Business administration programs
31 programs at 20 schools
Most cost
$9,147 to $11,187
Earned a year, estimated
about $29,700
Working 6 months later
77%
Finished
41%
Project management certification
24 programs at 10 schools
Most cost
$1,705 to $2,786
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Accounting and bookkeeping classes
20 programs at 15 schools
Most cost
$4,136 to $10,635
Earned a year, estimated
about $29,700
Working 6 months later
80%
Finished
50%
Paralegal programs
14 programs at 12 schools
Most cost
$3,020 to $10,858
Earned a year, estimated
about $35,800
Working 6 months later
74%
Finished
91%
Human resources training
14 programs at 5 schools
Most cost
$1,099 to $1,945
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Customer service training
5 programs at 4 schools
Most cost
$1,700 to $6,300
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Interpreter and translator training
2 programs at 2 schools
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Finished
Not reported
Digital marketing courses
1 program at one school
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data

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 Tennessee may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free business and office training in Tennessee?

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 human resources programs in Tennessee cost $1,099 to $1,945, and most business programs $9,147 to $11,187. Each field's page lists every program with its price.

Other job training in Tennessee, by line of work

Programs approved in Tennessee in each line of work.

Where the Tennessee business and office numbers come from

Which Tennessee programs are counted?

Programs Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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