diamondman
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I'm looking to switch careers from art into diving. Both careers are for the love not the money. Struggling is nothing new. I do have student loans so I was hoping to find a 2 year college program so I can defer my loans while I train.
I have my OW and am currently buying my full rig in order to continue my training. I am starting my Buoyancy 1 class next month. I plan to continue classes until I advance to an expert level. I would like to focus into a specialty after that. I guess that's where my question lies. I'm not positive what direction I will go but I'm thinking about EMT/Rescue Diver. Throughout college I was a lifeguard on Tybee Beach, GA and loved rescue swimming.
I have been looking at several programs but I'm not sure what path would work the best. I like the Marine Diving Technician program from Santa Barbara City College because they seem to offer several options including commercial diving, recreational diving, ROV training and hyperbaric medicine. I'm not sure if this would be a good school for rescue diving.
What type of training should I look for? Should I look for a paramedic program first and just continue diving? Or go into the hyperbaric medicine path and continue my diving? Is their any programs out their that focus on rescue diving?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...
I have my OW and am currently buying my full rig in order to continue my training. I am starting my Buoyancy 1 class next month. I plan to continue classes until I advance to an expert level. I would like to focus into a specialty after that. I guess that's where my question lies. I'm not positive what direction I will go but I'm thinking about EMT/Rescue Diver. Throughout college I was a lifeguard on Tybee Beach, GA and loved rescue swimming.
I have been looking at several programs but I'm not sure what path would work the best. I like the Marine Diving Technician program from Santa Barbara City College because they seem to offer several options including commercial diving, recreational diving, ROV training and hyperbaric medicine. I'm not sure if this would be a good school for rescue diving.
What type of training should I look for? Should I look for a paramedic program first and just continue diving? Or go into the hyperbaric medicine path and continue my diving? Is their any programs out their that focus on rescue diving?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...