Should be tons to read that say, "don't waste your money".
Seriously, Don't waste your money.
Seriously, Don't waste your money.
and did I mention ... Seriously, Don't waste your money.
Now, if you insist on wasting 25k, read below and let me tell you about a way to at least minimize the pain of it.
If you are dead set on becoming a commercial diver, then there is two routes. A. go to the absolute cheapest dive school you can find. The one in Lousianna has been the cheapest for a few decades. OR B. go to school in the UK. For the same 25k you can cover room, board, flight and tuition and you'll have a cert. that is good worldwide instead of a cert. that is only good in the United States.
If you want more of the inside scoop (I've been a commercial diver since 1998), then send me an email. I'll give you the honest truth that the dive schools are not telling you.
mccumb4@gmail.com