Business and office training in Pennsylvania

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

41 schools offer these programs, and Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, every line of work

Accredited business schools in Pennsylvania, each school with its accreditor

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

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

Administrative assistant training
38 programs at 14 schools
Most cost
$3,561 to $9,761
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Left out
Finished
Not enough data
Accounting and bookkeeping classes
34 programs at 18 schools
Most cost
$3,845 to $13,393
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Left out
Finished
72%
Business administration programs
24 programs at 13 schools
Most cost
$7,500 to $19,822
Earned a year, estimated
about $28,600
Working 6 months later
Left out
Finished
80%
Paralegal programs
15 programs at 10 schools
Most cost
$4,384 to $14,800
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Left out
Finished
100%
Project management certification
13 programs at 9 schools
Most cost
$2,778 to $7,000
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Left out
Finished
Not enough data
Digital marketing courses
5 programs at 2 schools
Most cost
$5,575 to $7,000
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Finished
Not enough data
Human resources training
3 programs at 3 schools
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Left out
Finished
Not enough data
Insurance license courses
2 programs at 2 schools
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Finished
Not reported
Real estate school
1 program at one school
Most cost
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Finished
Not enough data
Customer service 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

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 Pennsylvania may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free business and office training in Pennsylvania?

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 Pennsylvania cost $2,778 to $7,000, and most business programs $7,500 to $19,822. Each field's page lists every program with its price.

Other job training in Pennsylvania, by line of work

Programs approved in Pennsylvania in each line of work.

Where the Pennsylvania business and office numbers come from

Which Pennsylvania programs are counted?

Programs Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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).

How reliable are the Pennsylvania figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Pennsylvania: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the funding facts about business and office programs in Pennsylvania

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