Health Coach Institute is a global leader in human-centered coach education. For over a decade, we’ve empowered more than 42,000 purpose-driven students to build confidence, master real-world coaching skills, and create meaningful careers doing what they love.
Health Coach Institute (healthcoachinstitute.com) has 1,088 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5.
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Website
healthcoachinstitute.com
Category
Personal Care
Location
Boise, Idaho
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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HCI changed my life, and seven years later I’m still singing their praises. Not only was the course material, teaching format, immediate/ongoing support pre and post certification and done for you materials excellent, but the actual shift and transformation you see in your own life from going through the process would be worth the price on its own without all that in my opinion. I’ve been coaching ever since I trained, I love my life and I highly recommend HCI to anyone who wants a first class education and experience in coaching because they are top notch. Deidré Christenson’s-Main
Response from Health Coach InstituteSep 25, 2026
Thank you for sharing your incredible seven-year testimony, Deidre! 🌟
Congratulations on years of coaching and loving the life it's helped you build, and thank you for recommending HCI as a first class coaching education and experience!
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Caitlyn
So helpful !
Molly helped me so much! She was kind, patient, answered my many questions, and shared wonderful first-hand experience with her own journey in taking classes as a student. She helped me navigate which was the best direction for me in regards to courses, gave me options of what it is like to take courses there and provided samples of actual classes. It solidified my choice and I can’t wait to start! Thank goodness for Molly, she really cares about people and helping make the best class choice for each individual! Thank you again!
Response from Health Coach InstituteSep 25, 2026
Thank you for sharing your experience, Caitlyn!
It's wonderful to hear that Molly was able to help solidify your choice and got you excited to start. That's the kind of guidance we want every future student to feel!
Welcome to the HCI family, and good luck as you begin your courses! 🎉
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Victoria H.
5 Star rating
I had a great experience with my advisor Molly Snyder, she was extremely supportive and knowledgeable in her role. I did a lot of research on coaching platforms and by far the Health Coach Institute impressed me the most. I would absolutely recommend the program to anyone looking for a high quality health coaching program
Response from Health Coach InstituteSep 25, 2026
Thanks for sharing, Victoria! We're so happy to hear Molly took great care of you, and we'll be sure to pass along your kind words to her.
Thank you for recommending us to others looking for a high-quality health coaching program. Congrats on taking this step, and we can't wait to see where your coaching journey takes you!
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zak S.
An Amazingly Rich Experience
The starting point was the initial contact which made sure all my questions are answered and the certification requirements are well understood. Once I started the modules I found they are very well presented and the body of knowledge superb. The flow of the course material is well designed and builds up the student's knowledge and practice. I have recommended the HCI certifications to many colleagues and friends. Thank you for an amazing experience 🙏.
Response from Health Coach InstituteSep 25, 2026
Thank you so much for your review, Zak! It's wonderful to hear the course flow and content really resonated with you. We put a lot of care into building modules that grow your knowledge step by step, so that feedback means a lot to our team.
Congrats on completing your HCI certification, and we're here to support you however we can in your coaching journey going forward!
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Shari P.
Good times.
I was very happy to connect with so many people. I do believe this is a space for me to thrive.I do wish that they were a bit more involved in giving us some guidance in our other courses. Other than that I would say it has been a 9/10 experience. they operate very professionally in the live class rooms I had a great time with Rebekah as my live instructor. She was amazing! I've learned a lot about myself and coaching. Very happy I made a choice to obtain more knowledge and expand my horizons with HCI.
Response from Health Coach InstituteSep 21, 2026
Thank you for sharing your experience, Shari! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time in the Health Coach program, and thanks for sharing the kind words about your instructor!
We are always looking for ways to improve the student experience, and we will be sure to consider the feedback regarding our self-paced programs. Thanks again for your kind feedback!
JA
Jacqueline A.
Great Coaching Program
Great coaching program and instructors. Learned so much and was supported through my learning experience.
Response from Health Coach InstituteSep 21, 2026
Thanks, Jacqueline! We're so happy to hear that you felt supported, and we're here to support you however we can in your coaching journey going forward.
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Hope
I have completed many certification…
I have completed many certification programs. Out of them all HCI is the best. The level of commitment, compassion and empathy that they have for their students plays a tremendous part of student success. HCI is not just an institute, it is a family. Thank you HCI instructors for pouring into me.
Response from Health Coach InstituteSep 21, 2026
Thank you for sharing, Hope! We are lucky to have you as part of the HCI family.
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Shabazz the G.
I am utterly disgusted
I am utterly disgusted and disappointed. I was moving along through my courses at my own pace. I completed the first half of my health coaching course and was eager to begin the second half of life coaching. I ran into issues of my brother declining in the hospital and dying, along with other life stressors. Despite slowing down with my course work, I continued to pay my monthly tuition. However, when I went to resume my course work, I had no access and could not get adequate support, so I stopped my payments. THEN that's when I would get these rude, aggressive calls from the financial department, tuition department, and anyone related to payments...but ZERO support regarding how I am doing, how courses are going, moral support, or any direct contact with anyone about how to resume my courses. Just emails with no contact number, no direct calls or conversation, no direct support, guidance, or anything. Just rude, condescending, impatient, unprofessional people in the financial departments wanting me to resume payments.
Please keep in mind, I kept my automatic payments going and only stopped them AFTER I couldn't access my new courses. Yet, they keep telling me as soom as I resume payments, I will have access to my courses.
I have paid 5 payments of $355.00 so far. Money LOST and no way to get refunded and no way to get in touch with anyone to ensure that if I resume payments, I will actually be able to complete my course with certification. This has all the feelings of a shady, scamming, money grab, fake institute. I am so hurt.
Wahid W. Shabazz
Response from Health Coach InstituteAug 10, 2026
Hi Wahid,
Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns, and we are truly sorry that this has been the impression of your learning journey with us. We completely understand your frustration, and please know that our team is dedicated to learning from your experience in order to improve these processes for other students in similar situations.
We're glad that we were ultimately able to offer a resolution that aligned with your requests. If we can offer any support going forward, please reach out to us at [email protected].