Business and office training in Washington

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

65 schools offer these programs, and Washington 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 Washington, every line of work

Accredited business schools in Washington, each school with its accreditor

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

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

Administrative assistant training
130 programs at 37 schools
Most cost
$1,899 to $6,601
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Business administration programs
129 programs at 44 schools
Most cost
$3,109 to $9,727
Earned a year, estimated
about $44,800
Working 6 months later
68%
Finished
50%
Accounting and bookkeeping classes
98 programs at 33 schools
Most cost
$2,713 to $9,586
Earned a year, estimated
about $36,500
Working 6 months later
68%
Finished
57%
Project management certification
56 programs at 20 schools
Most cost
$1,625 to $3,393
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Digital marketing courses
35 programs at 18 schools
Most cost
$1,931 to $5,120
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
51%
Paralegal programs
29 programs at 15 schools
Most cost
$2,695 to $10,047
Earned a year, estimated
about $40,600
Working 6 months later
71%
Finished
66%
Human resources training
27 programs at 16 schools
Most cost
$2,119 to $5,856
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
65%
Real estate school
7 programs at 4 schools
Most cost
$1,376 to $5,340
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Customer service training
7 programs at 6 schools
Most cost
$1,241 to $6,631
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Interpreter and translator training
5 programs at 3 schools
Most cost
$1,326 to $2,595
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 Washington may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free business and office training in Washington?

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 customer service programs in Washington cost $1,241 to $6,631, and most paralegal programs $2,695 to $10,047. Each field's page lists every program with its price.

Other job training in Washington, by line of work

Programs approved in Washington in each line of work.

Where the Washington business and office numbers come from

Which Washington programs are counted?

Programs Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington

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