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Administrative assistant training in New Mexico

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

4 schools offer these administrative assistant programs, and New Mexico has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 4 of these 7 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 New Mexico, all 7 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 7 programs here are office administration (associate degree, 2 programs), microsoft Office and Excel course (2 programs), administrative assistant or office certificate (2 programs) and computer basics and digital literacy course (1 program).

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How much does administrative assistant training cost in New Mexico?

$3,253 to $5,975 is what most administrative assistant programs in New Mexico cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $2,448 to $6,978

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
7 in 10 of New Mexico's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
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
12 to 23 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 New Mexico may also offer administrative assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free administrative assistant training in New Mexico?

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

All 7 administrative assistant programs in New Mexico approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for administrative assistant training in New Mexico

WIOA funding can pay for administrative assistant training in New Mexico

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.

Quick facts: Administrative assistant training in New Mexico

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
29th of 36
administrative assistant programs here, against the typical state's 21
7 vs 21

State comparisons use the same figures as the administrative assistant training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Administrative assistant training in Las Cruces, Taos and other New Mexico cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 5 programs are online.

Other training in New Mexico

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

Where the New Mexico administrative assistant program numbers come from

Which New Mexico administrative assistant programs are on this list?

These are the administrative assistant programs New Mexico 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what New Mexico offers.

How the prices and results of New Mexico 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.

How reliable are the New Mexico figures?

We leave out the share who finished for New Mexico: 7 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.

Sources for the facts about administrative assistant training in New Mexico

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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