Diving Overview Information for Academics at the Florida Keys Community College in Key West, FL
Diving Overview
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The Diving Business and Technology degree is geared towards training professionals to work underwater. If your have an interest in working as a SCUBA Instructor , a dive boat Captain, a commercial diver, a police diver, a scientific research diver or working in dive medicine, then this degree is for you.
There are three parts to the Diving Business and Technology degree: the general education requirements, the diving core requirements and the focus track. The general education requirements match with the first year of the AA program as well as other AS programs. This means you can dual enroll the dive program with another degree. This is important if you want to continue your education beyond the 2 year degree. Here are the general education requirements:
General Education Requirements (21 credits) |
Credits |
| ENC 1101 English Composition I | 3 |
| MGF 1106 Math for Liberal Arts I (recommended) | |
| -or- | |
| STA 2023 Into. To Probability & Statistics I | |
| -or- | |
| MAC 1105 College Algebra | 3 |
| SPC 1040 Intro. To Speech Communication | 3 |
| Any course from Humanities/Fine Arts Area I, Section B | 3 |
| Any course from Social/Behavioral Science Area IV, (SYG 1000 Recommended) | 3 |
| Any Computer Course | 3 |
| Any Elective | 3 |
The core requirements are designed to provide you with the background necessary to work in any aspect of the diving profession. If your goals are for the dive training only, then you may want to consider a certificate in Fundamentals of Professional Diving and an additional certificate in one of the concentration areas. This involves taking the core requirements and the focus track you are interested in. This option would take a year to complete.
Core Requirements (28 credits required) |
Credits |
| The following 11 credits: | |
| OCB 1000 Intro. to marine biology | 3 |
| Electives in Diving | 8 |
| The following 17 credits may also be taken independently for the Fundamentals of Professional Diving (CCC) Certificate: | |
| PEN 2137C Advanced Scuba Diving (Advanced Diving Theory & Practice) | 3 |
| EMS 2081 Scuba Rescue and Emergency Medicine | 3 |
| EOC 2714C Recompression Chamber Operations | 2 |
| PGY 1245C Underwater Photography | 3 |
| MTE 1730 Scuba Equipment Maintenance & Repair | 2 |
| EOC 2713C Nitrox and computer diving | 3 |
| EMS 1344 Aquatic 1st Aid/ CPR/ O2 | 1 |
The focus track or concentration is where you choose your end goal in diving. If you have more than one interest, that’s OK. You can always take courses from other tracks as electives. If you already received training in the core subjects from another location but want to training in a new area, then you may take the focus track only. When you complete the focus track, you will receive a Professional Diving Certificate (CCC) recognizing your training in the concentration. This option could take as little as a semester.
Choose your focus track:
Recreational Diving
Commercial and Work Diving
Scientific Diving
Dive Medical Technology
Police and Public Safety Diving