Administrative assistant training in New York

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

8 schools offer these administrative assistant programs, and New York has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 9 of these 18 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 York, all 18 programs take students without a high school diploma.

By kind, the 18 programs here are microsoft Office and Excel course (10 programs), administrative assistant or office certificate (3 programs), computer basics and digital literacy course (2 programs), data entry, filing and keyboarding course (2 programs), and 1 more of one other kind.

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How much does administrative assistant training cost in New York?

$289 to $1,998 is what most administrative assistant programs in New York cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 14 programs with a price. All of them: $153 to $11,500

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: 4 to 22 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 York may also offer administrative assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free administrative assistant training in New York?

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.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 183 people at 1 of the 18 programs here.
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. Most administrative assistant programs in New York cost $289 to $1,998. Prices on this page run from $153 to $11,500.

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

How to pay for administrative assistant training in New York

WIOA funding can pay for administrative assistant training in New York

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 York

programs with a price cost under $1,000: 10 of 14
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 2nd of 36
administrative assistant programs here, against the typical state's 21: 18 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 New York, Syracuse, Jamestown and other New York cities

New York area15

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the program list above.

Other training in New York

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

Where the New York administrative assistant program numbers come from

Which New York administrative assistant programs are on this list?

These are the administrative assistant programs New York 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 York offers.

How the prices and results of New York 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 York figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New York among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

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