Business and office training in Virginia

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

53 schools offer these programs, and Virginia 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 Virginia, every line of work

Accredited business schools in Virginia, each school with its accreditor

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

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

Project management certification
40 programs at 22 schools
Most cost
$1,570 to $3,097
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
88%
Finished
99%
Business administration programs
39 programs at 16 schools
Most cost
$1,216 to $9,263
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
100%
Administrative assistant training
29 programs at 20 schools
Most cost
$2,800 to $7,715
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Accounting and bookkeeping classes
21 programs at 10 schools
Most cost
$2,849 to $8,751
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Human resources training
15 programs at 12 schools
Most cost
$1,097 to $1,725
Earned a year, estimated
about $56,600
Working 6 months later
81%
Finished
100%
Paralegal programs
14 programs at 11 schools
Most cost
$2,699 to $7,715
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Customer service training
11 programs at 8 schools
Most cost
$550 to $3,525
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Finished
Not enough data
Digital marketing courses
3 programs at 3 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 reported
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

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 Virginia may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free business and office training in Virginia?

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 human resources programs in Virginia cost $1,097 to $1,725, and most accounting and bookkeeping programs $2,849 to $8,751. Each field's page lists every program with its price.

Other job training in Virginia, by line of work

Programs approved in Virginia in each line of work.

Where the Virginia business and office numbers come from

Which Virginia programs are counted?

Programs Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Virginia

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