Program research
ACE Health Coach Training: Credential, Cost and Fit
- ACE Health Coach Certification (Basic package)
- Known minimum
- Additional training required
- Format not verified
Contents
Our practical take
ACE may be relevant if you want to investigate its own Health Coach certification route. Match the credential to the role you want, and do not treat it as identical to a separate board path.
How we researched this page. This analysis uses public program materials and official credential references. We have not personally completed this course unless this page explicitly describes direct access. Program details can change. Confirm the exact course, current tuition, schedule, and admission requirements before enrolling.
Understand the exact training path
The shared facts identify the chosen Basic package, the included exam-voucher description, prerequisites, and observed pricing. A different course or advanced route can have different requirements. The record does not turn a discount on Basic into the price of every ACE pathway. [S19]
| ACE Health Coach Certification (Basic package) | Separate national board credential |
|---|---|---|
Issuer | ACE [S19] | The national board, NBHWC [S01] |
Exam | ACE's certification exam; ACE describes an exam voucher as included in Basic | The board's own examination, after its application [S01] |
Entry | Age 18, high-school diploma or equivalent, CPR/AED with a live skills check, identification [S19] | An education or work route plus approved training and practice requirements [S01] |
Training approval | Not inferred from ACE's own recognition | Requires an exact approved training path [S02] |
Not included | CPR/AED certification | Application and exam fees, shown separately |
- Basic study package
- ACE certification exam
= ACE Health Coach Certification (Basic package)Additional training required
Summary facts
ACE: ACE Health Coach Certification (Basic package)
- Exact path
- ACE Health Coach Certification (Basic package)
- Credential issued
- ACE Health Coach Certification (ACE’s own exam-based credential)
- Board-credential pathway
- ACE Health Coach Certification. A separate board credential needs a different, additional path[S19]Additional training required
- Required components
- Basic study package; ACE certification exam
- Included items
- Exam voucher (described by ACE as included)
- Delivery and attendance
- Not verified
- Weekly workload
- Not verified
- Length and completion window
- Not verified
- Availability
- Not verified
- Refund and withdrawal terms
- Confirm with the provider (official program page)
What it may cost
| Item | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Training tuition | $1,309.00[S19] | |
| CPR/AED certification | Amount unknown[S19] | |
| Known minimum | $1,309.00 |
Public prices we observed
- Sale price shown$654.50
- List price shown$1,309.00
Add board fees and your own estimates in the cost calculator
Credential path
A school-issued certificate and a separate board credential are different steps. Approval attaches to this exact path, not to the school or its other courses. A missing verification is not proof that a program is unapproved.
Entry requirements
- Age 18 or older
- High-school diploma or equivalent
- Current CPR/AED certification with a live skills check
- Identification
Who it may fit
May fit if
- You want to investigate ACE’s own Health Coach certification route.
- You meet, or can meet, the listed entry requirements, including CPR/AED with a live skills check.
May not fit if
- Your goal is a separate national board credential: ACE’s credential is not identical to that board path.
- You need a confirmed price: the observed promotion has unverified terms.
Questions to resolve and alternatives
Confirm the current package, voucher deadline, examination eligibility, CPR/AED requirements, required materials, and refund or retake terms. If a board credential is your goal, ask ACE and the relevant board which additional path is necessary. Compare only options serving the same intended outcome, and keep the cost of prerequisites separate when not included.
- Known minimum
- Blended online with live sessions
- Approval documented
Wellcoaches
Wellcoaches core training and national-certification path (incl. Lifestyle Medicine for Coaches)
- Known minimum
- Format not verified
- Approval documented
Questions to ask admissions
- 1. Which package is current, and what does it include?
- 2. When does the exam voucher expire?
- 3. What are the examination eligibility and CPR/AED requirements?
- 4. Which materials are required?
- 5. What are the refund and retake terms?
- 6. If my goal is a board credential, which additional path is necessary?
Before enrolling
Review the current official program and policies, resolve the questions that would change your choice, and compare a second compatible path. Healthy Consultants does not manage admission, tuition, refunds, or credential applications.
Sources
- S01NBHWC Get Board Certified, NBHWC (checked 12 Oct 2026)Current eligibility routes, practice requirement, application and exam fees. Primary credential source.
- S02NBHWC Approved Training Program Directory, NBHWC (checked 12 Oct 2026)Approval meaning and official directory. Downloadable list failed retrieval; exact school entries remain a launch check.
- S19ACE Health Coach Certification, ACE (checked 12 Oct 2026)Basic package snapshot, voucher and certification prerequisites. Distinct from another board path.
- S48ACE Partnerships, ACE (checked 12 Oct 2026)The provider’s referral-program page. We have no referral agreement with this provider; cited for our relationship disclosure.