Diver Professional and Instructor

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to function as professional deep-water or scuba divers, diving instructors, or diving support personnel. Includes instruction in the use of diving equipment and related specialized gear; diving safety procedures; operation and maintenance of underwater life-support systems; underwater communication systems; decompression systems; underwater salvage; exploration, rescue, and photography; and installation and fitting of underwater mechanical systems and their maintenance, repair or demolition.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 8 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2141 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

628

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

4

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,509

awards given

Top Schools for Diver Professional and Instructor

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Divers Institute of Technology
Seattle, WA
792
2 Ocean Corporation
Houston, TX
500
3 Commercial Diving Technologies Institute
Hudson, FL
413
4 Commercial Divers International
Goodyear, AZ
324
5 University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, AK
48
6 The College of the Florida Keys
Key West, FL
26
7 South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA
20
8 Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
18