Certified Life Coach Institute (CLCI)

Coaching 101 provides a concentrated foundation, and Coaching 102 adds advanced instruction; together they total 70 contact hours. Keep that education separate from the additional mentor-coaching and performance-evaluation services listed on the registration page when planning a complete pathway.

The school awards its own Certified Life Coach and Master Certified Life Coach titles. The word Master in the latter is part of the school’s title and should not be confused with ICF’s separately awarded Master Certified Coach credential.

Each level uses a three-day virtual intensive, with 33 contact hours stated for the foundation and 37 for the advanced class. Three full days require protected attendance time rather than occasional viewing of optional videos. Review the live timetable and technical expectations before selecting dates.

Instruction is live, while mentor coaching is sold separately. That distinction matters when budgeting the contact needed beyond classroom hours.

Coaching 101 and 102 are ICF-accredited training. The school awards a Certified Life Coach (C.L.C.) eCertificate and digital badge, followed by its Master Certified Life Coach title after Coaching 102.

ICF-accredited training hours support an education pathway, but Coaching 101 alone does not complete an individual ICF credential. The official page separately lists mentor coaching and performance evaluation, which should be included in a full pathway budget.

Coaching 101 requires no prerequisites. Beginners can enter the foundation, but should still assess whether three concentrated days suit how they learn.

As of October 5, 2026, Coaching 101 costs $1,295 for 33 contact hours, and Coaching 102 costs $1,495 for 37 hours. Buying both saves $295. Register-now, pay-later financing uses a nonrefundable $395 deposit, or $595 for the package.

The financing deposit is nonrefundable. Before other discounts, the two levels total $2,495 after the $295 package saving. Ask whether FALL200 applies to that package and whether exclusions prevent combining the offers.

The official fall promotion checked October 5, 2026 advertised $200 off classes and class packages with code FALL200, subject to exclusions. Confirm its application to your selected class dates and package before relying on the reduced amount.

Before booking both levels, put the 33 foundational and 37 advanced contact hours beside the separate mentor-coaching and performance-evaluation services. Ask the school to show which steps belong to its own titles and which support your intended individual ICF route. A short classroom calendar can be convenient, but the full plan may involve more than those intensive dates. Budgeting the separate services at the outset avoids treating the package discount as a complete credential-pathway quote.

CLCI fits learners who can reserve several intensive days and want to accumulate ICF-accredited education hours quickly. It is less suited to someone who needs gradual weekly study. The first 33-hour class also does not, by itself, confer an individual ICF credential.

Accredited education hours. ICF-accredited training gives the classroom work an identifiable place in a coaching-education framework.

A concentrated schedule. Completing a level in a three-day live virtual intensive avoids months of recurring class appointments.

A beginner-accessible foundation. Coaching 101 does not require earlier coach training.

Published savings. The fall code and group savings may reduce cost, subject to package rules and exclusions.

Full live attendance is demanding. Three entire days need planning around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.

Thirty-three hours are only one component. Foundational class hours alone do not complete the wider ICF credential pathway.

Deposits remain at risk. A change in plans does not make the financing deposit refundable.

Global Coach Group’s core course lasts five to six months and supplies 70 hours or 70 CCEUs. It costs $2,990 upfront or 12 payments of $299, while ICF Level 1 and 2 tiers span $4,990–$9,990. The organization and its Level 1 and 2 programs are ICF-accredited.

Leadership and executive-coaching candidates may prefer Global Coach Group’s longer route and practice-building support. The highest tiers cost up to $9,990, with a stated 90-day full-refund guarantee to examine alongside the greater commitment.

Somatopia’s relational trauma-skills course runs live online for three months, with replays, three teaching hours weekly, and an optional additional hour. Sliding-scale tuition begins at $987 upfront or four payments of $257, plus $75 processing for CE. Credit is co-sponsored by Spiritual Competency Academy, an APA-approved sponsor and California BRN provider.

That specialist training serves therapists, coaches, and health professionals seeking trauma-informed relational skills. It provides a certificate, not a therapy license, and offers a refund whenever requested except on scholarship awards.

Coach Training Alliance takes six months, using small-group live classes with several time slots. Its certification program is ICF-accredited or approved and costs $3,949, or $3,199 with SAVE750.

CTA may suit aspiring coaches who want a more gradual, structured ICF-oriented course combining small live groups and business instruction. The $3,199–$3,949 tuition has a full-refund option for cancellation at least 14 days before the start.

The life coach certification category shows the difference between a compressed class calendar and longer cohorts. Compare mentoring and practice separately from classroom duration when deciding whether CLCI’s intensive format meets your needs.

Choose Coaching 101, Coaching 102 or the package on the official tuition page, then select a class date during registration. Review any public code, nonrefundable deposit and additional mentor-coaching requirements before paying.

Before booking, plan the intensive attendance and calculate the entire pathway cost, including any separate mentoring and evaluation. Also distinguish the school’s titles from ICF’s own credentials, so speed through a class is not mistaken for completing every professional requirement.

We based these details on Certified Life Coach Institute’s website, consulted October 5, 2026. Our review methodology explains how classroom hours and additional credential steps are assessed.