Business and office training in Iowa

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

25 schools offer these programs, and Iowa 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 Iowa, every line of work

Accredited business schools in Iowa, each school with its accreditor

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

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

Accounting and bookkeeping classes
32 programs at 14 schools
Most cost
$3,793 to $12,866
Earned a year, estimated
about $35,200
Working 6 months later
80%
Finished
31%
Administrative assistant training
32 programs at 13 schools
Most cost
$3,363 to $12,592
Earned a year, estimated
about $28,800
Working 6 months later
77%
Finished
41%
Business administration programs
26 programs at 14 schools
Most cost
$4,792 to $12,974
Earned a year, estimated
about $28,800
Working 6 months later
79%
Finished
21%
Project management certification
10 programs at 6 schools
Most cost
$1,652 to $4,000
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Paralegal programs
10 programs at 7 schools
Most cost
$2,695 to $13,376
Earned a year, estimated
about $34,700
Working 6 months later
82%
Finished
19%
Human resources training
6 programs at 5 schools
Most cost
$2,430 to $11,413
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Digital marketing courses
5 programs at 5 schools
Most cost
$5,000 to $10,985
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Customer service training
4 programs at 3 schools
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Interpreter and translator training
1 program at one school
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Finished
Not reported
Insurance license courses
1 program at one school
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data

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 Iowa may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free business and office training in Iowa?

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 project management programs in Iowa cost $1,652 to $4,000, and most business programs $4,792 to $12,974. Each field's page lists every program with its price.

Other job training in Iowa, by line of work

Programs approved in Iowa in each line of work.

Where the Iowa business and office numbers come from

Which Iowa programs are counted?

Programs Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Iowa

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