Best College SCUBA Club?

[tc]

USC, her grandpa already knows one of the dive instructors there.

 

[covediver]

UC Santa Barbara. Excellent biology program and an exceptionally active dive club. You can dive the kelp beds in front of the marine science building. Hard school to get into though.

 

[diversteve]

Two in Florida to look at:

Scientific Diving Program - Research & Innovation - University of South Florida
USF also teaches a few NAUI rec. level classes. http://www.research.usf.edu/dric/diving/diving-schedule.asp

Diving Science and Safety » Environmental Health & Safety » University of Florida

If she is planning any sort of dive-related career she might look into AAUS certification also. http://www.aaus.org/

 

[industrious95]

I'm not sure how you rate a "good scuba club."

One of the dive boats I frequent runs trips for the Rutgers Scuba Club to wrecks. I've been with them a few times and they have some very good dive masters who keep an eye on the new divers and help them get their experience.

I'm a little jealous to see all these college kids with their brand new scuba gear, paid for with my tax dollars, while I'm using my old gear, because I can't afford new gear, because taxes are so high in NJ!

 

[luscioman]

University of Miami has a very active scuba club and a very nice marine campus.

UM SCUBA
| The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami

 

[The Chairman]

One of the most fun (active) Scuba clubs in Florida is UCF. The Knight Divers just know how to have fun.

 

[DM Gary]

Texas A&M-Galveston has well regarded marine sciences program and I believe they have an active dive community there.

 

[kensuf]

I teach scuba at UF, and am in charge of the advanced class for the scientific diving program. Our scuba program is structured like a traditional academic diving program (semester long program), but with a focus on developing scientific divers for our fisheries department. The advanced class includes rescue, cpr/1st aid/o2/aed, nitrox, and the academic content in the NAUI master scuba diver program. It meets the pre-reqs for AAUS certification.

I also do IT work for the college that our Biology department is in. Our biology program is top notch with some amazing faculty.

Personally, I would not pick a university based solely on the scuba program. But...

I'd be happy to answer any questions about either program via pm.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Thanks, man. The 'adjoining state tuition' is a small factor,but she is prepared to go as far as necessary to find a college/university that seems to be a good fit. Looking around Boston, for example, there are about a hundred, (!!!), schools. Florida is interesting to her, but she wants to look over the landscape before making a decision. Her high school's guidance counselor doesn't have many good suggestions other than in-state and adjoining state schools.
She's on her own. Well, except for us.

DC

Florida has quite a few active dive clubs..

Two in Florida to look at:

Scientific Diving Program - Research & Innovation - University of South Florida
USF also teaches a few NAUI rec. level classes. USF Recreational Scuba Schedule - Scientific Diving Program - DRIC - Research & Innovation - USF

Diving Science and Safety » Environmental Health & Safety » University of Florida

If she is planning any sort of dive-related career she might look into AAUS certification also. American Academy of Underwater Sciences - American Academy of Underwater Sciences

UF is just a hop n jump from Ginnie Springs too..

University of Miami has a very active scuba club and a very nice marine campus.

UM SCUBA
| The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami

UM is good.
Also look at UCF (University of Central Florida), and FAU (Florida Atlantic University)

 

[diversteve]

All diving in the Galveston area is boat diving - either out to the rigs or Flower Gardens/Stetson Bank. It's too cloudy and flat inshore. I have a friend who lives there and he takes his boat out to the rigs - it's a day trip.