Administrative assistant training in Minneapolis, Minnesota

21 administrative assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

7 schools offer these administrative assistant programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 10 of these 21 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.

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 Minneapolis, 2 of the 21 programs take students without a high school diploma and 19 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 21 programs here are administrative assistant or office certificate (10 programs), microsoft Office and Excel course (5 programs), office administration (associate degree, 5 programs) and computer basics and digital literacy course (1 program).

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All 68 administrative assistant programs in Minnesota, including online programs

How much does administrative assistant training cost in Minneapolis?

Certificates and short courses (16 programs): $2,551 to $5,613most of them, usually 30 to 60 weeks long
Two-year degrees (5 programs): $9,683 to $9,992most of them, usually 120 weeks long

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program: 52%
Working 6 months later: 74%
Earned a year, estimated: about $31,400
Length: 30 to 60 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 Minneapolis may also offer administrative assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free administrative assistant training in Minneapolis?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Certificates and short courses here mostly cost $2,551 to $5,613.Two-year degrees here mostly cost $9,683 to $9,992.

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

How to pay for administrative assistant training in Minneapolis

WIOA funding can pay for administrative assistant training in Minneapolis

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 Minneapolis

How administrative assistant training compares with the rest of business and office work across Minnesota: Business and office training in Minnesota

Where the Minneapolis administrative assistant program numbers come from

Which Minneapolis administrative assistant programs are on this list?

These are the administrative assistant programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington 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 Minnesota 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 Minneapolis 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.

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Administrative assistant training in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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