Administrative assistant training in Boston, Massachusetts
11 administrative assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
5 schools offer these administrative assistant programs with classes in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area, and every one is approved for workforce funding: 7 by Massachusetts and 4 by New Hampshire. 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 Boston, all 11 programs take students without a high school diploma.
By kind, the 11 programs here are microsoft Office and Excel course (8 programs) and administrative assistant or office certificate (3 programs).
See the 11 programsAll 45 administrative assistant programs in Massachusetts, including online programs
How much does administrative assistant training cost in Boston?
$257 to $5,175 is what most administrative assistant programs in Boston cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $210 to $6,550
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not enough data
- 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Length
- 1 to 24 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 Boston may also offer administrative assistant training. How these figures are made
All 11 administrative assistant programs in Boston approved for WIOA funding
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Microsoft Office Excel Level 2 - Intermediate Excel Objectives
Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$257Program website, Microsoft Office Excel Level 2 - Intermediate Excel Objectives at Great Bay Community CollegeMore details about Microsoft Office Excel Level 2 - Intermediate Excel Objectives at Great Bay Community College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 1 week, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 14
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $257
Business Techonology Program
American Training Inc
Andover
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$25,300Price if you pay yourself$5,675Program website, Business Techonology Program at American Training IncMore details about Business Techonology Program at American Training Inc
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 48%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,316
- Length
- 24 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 13
- Earned a year, estimated
- $25,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,675
Microsoft Office Excel Level 1 - Intro to Excel Objectives
Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$257Program website, Microsoft Office Excel Level 1 - Intro to Excel Objectives at Great Bay Community CollegeMore details about Microsoft Office Excel Level 1 - Intro to Excel Objectives at Great Bay Community College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 1 week, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 12
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $257
Business Technology
American Training Inc
Andover
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$21,600Price if you pay yourself$5,675Program website, Business Technology at American Training IncMore details about Business Technology at American Training Inc
- Finished
- 88%
- Working at 6 months
- 33%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,395
- Length
- 24 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 10
- Earned a year, estimated
- $21,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,675
Microsoft Office Excel Level 3 - Macros, Pivot Tables & Logical Functions
Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$210Program website, Microsoft Office Excel Level 3 - Macros, Pivot Tables & Logical Functions at Great Bay Community CollegeMore details about Microsoft Office Excel Level 3 - Macros, Pivot Tables & Logical Functions at Great Bay Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 1 week, 4 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $210
Microsoft Office - Powerpoint
Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$257Program website, Microsoft Office - Powerpoint at Great Bay Community CollegeMore details about Microsoft Office - Powerpoint at Great Bay Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 1 week, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $257
Microsoft Office Certificate
North Shore Community College
Danvers
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,490Program website, Microsoft Office Certificate at North Shore Community CollegeMore details about Microsoft Office Certificate at North Shore Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $340
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,490
Microsoft Office Specialist--Accelerated
Massasoit Community College
Brockton
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,360Program website, Microsoft Office Specialist--Accelerated at Massasoit Community CollegeMore details about Microsoft Office Specialist--Accelerated at Massasoit Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,800
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,360
Microsoft Office and Customer Service Program
American Training Inc
Andover
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,825Program website, Microsoft Office and Customer Service Program at American Training IncMore details about Microsoft Office and Customer Service Program at American Training Inc
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,825
Esl/Ms Office And Customer Service Certification
American Training Inc
Andover
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,675Program website, Esl/Ms Office And Customer Service Certification at American Training IncMore details about Esl/Ms Office And Customer Service Certification at American Training Inc
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 25 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,675
Office Computer Essentials
Millennium Training Institute Inc.
Woburn
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,550More details about Office Computer Essentials at Millennium Training Institute Inc.
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 26 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $400
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,550
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How to pay for administrative assistant training in Boston
WIOA funding can pay for administrative assistant training in Boston
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.
Other training in Boston
How administrative assistant training compares with the rest of business and office work across Massachusetts: Business and office training in Massachusetts
Where the Boston administrative assistant program numbers come from
Which Boston administrative assistant programs are on this list?
These are the administrative assistant programs with classes in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton 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; they are on the Massachusetts page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How the prices and results of Boston 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 Boston
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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