Program research
AFPA Health Coach Training: Paths, Cost and Fit
- Certified Master Health and Wellness Coach
- Known minimum
- Approval documented
- Blended online with live sessions
Contents
Our practical take
AFPA is worth investigating if you want to combine foundational self-study with a live coaching intensive. Choose the exact path: a standalone foundational course and the Certified Master bundle are not interchangeable purchases.
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 Master page describes two components and a live intensive. The shared record separates the bundle from the foundation, identifies the live requirement, and shows the observed tuition basis. Approval is attached to the specific path and remains labeled according to the evidence we have documented. [S14]
Each path, separately
Shown in the facts below
Certified Master Health and Wellness Coach
Includes: Foundation course; Advanced live coaching intensive
Foundational self-study combined with a live coaching intensive.
Approval documentedKnown minimumAFPA standalone foundation course (self-study)
Includes: Foundation course only
Self-study foundation only. It does not inherit the Master path’s approval label.
Approval not verifiedCurrent quote required
Summary facts
AFPA: Certified Master Health and Wellness Coach
- Exact path
- Certified Master Health and Wellness Coach
- Credential issued
- Certified Master Health and Wellness Coach (issued by AFPA)
- Board-credential pathway
- Training toward the separate national board credential; board steps remain after traininghttps://nbhwc.org/find-an-approved-training-program/Approval documented
- Required components
- Foundation course; Advanced live coaching intensive
- Included items
- Not verified
- Delivery and attendance
- Blended online with live sessions
- 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 | $3,548.00[S14] | |
| Other mandatory fees | Amount unknown | |
| Known minimum | $3,548.00 |
Public prices we observed
- Sale price shown$2,848.00
- List price shown$3,548.00
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
Who it may fit
May fit if
- You want to combine foundational self-study with a live coaching intensive.
- You can attend the live intensive when it is scheduled.
May not fit if
- You want self-study only: the standalone foundation course is a different purchase, not the Master path.
- You need a confirmed price now: the observed sale price has unverified conditions.
Questions to resolve and alternatives
Ask which prerequisites apply to your chosen route, when the live component starts, what attendance is mandatory, and whether practice and skills assessment take additional time. Confirm mandatory fees and retake or withdrawal terms. Compare mindbodygreen for another cohort-based route and Tri-C for a college course with residency-based tuition. Our coverage does not assume eligibility for AFPA's restricted referral program.
mindbodygreen
mindbodygreen Health Coach Certification
- Known minimum
- Blended online with live sessions
- Approval documented
- Known minimum
- Blended online with live sessions
- Approval documented
Questions to ask admissions
- 1. Which prerequisites apply to the exact route I want?
- 2. When does the live component start, and which sessions are mandatory?
- 3. Do practice and the skills assessment take time beyond the live sessions?
- 4. Which mandatory fees apply, and what is the current total payable?
- 5. What are the retake and withdrawal terms?
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.
- S11AFPA Referral Partners, AFPA (checked 12 Oct 2026)The provider’s referral-program page. We have no referral agreement with this provider; cited for our relationship disclosure.
- S14AFPA Certified Master Health and Wellness Coach, AFPA (checked 12 Oct 2026)Bundle components, observed tuition, live instruction and assessment/attendance requirements.