College of the Florida Keys Training
AAS: Diving Business Technology
62-credit Associate in Applied Science preparing students to manage dive businesses in retail, rentals and equipment repair.
Description
The Associate in Applied Science in Diving Business and Technology (AAS-DB&T) requires 62 credits: 15 general education, 32 core and 15 elective credit hours, plus the college success competency. Students are trained in physics and physiology as applied to diving, emergency medicine and first aid for pressure-related injuries, recompression chamber operation, mixed gas dive planning and underwater photography.
Key features
- Diving certifications available through agencies such as AAUS, DAN, EFR, PADI and PCI/PSI
- Training at the James E. Lockwood Jr. School of Diving, which has a 40-foot deep dive training lagoon
- Focus on managing dive businesses, including retail, rentals and equipment repair
Specifications
| Total credits | 62 |
|---|---|
| Core requirements | 32 credit hours |
| Electives | 15 credit hours |
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