Our Accelerated Advanced Diver program is designed to take you from a newbie to an experienced diver in a fast and efficient method. Divers earn their Drysuit Certification by completing 1 night in the pool and 2 dives at the quarry. Divers earn their Enriched Air / Nitrox Certification by completing the E-Learning and then a short seminar at the Dive Center Divers earn their PPB Certification by completing 2 dives dedicated to Buoyancy. Divers will earn their Navigation Certification by completing the E-Learning as well as 4 dives in the local quarry. Divers will earn their Deep Certification by completing the E-Learning as well as 4 dives at Gilboa Quarry You get 12 instructor lead dives over a wide variety of topics. We also walk through the benefits and uses of a BP/W, SMB, Pony Bottle, and Long Hose System. Once you complete all 12 dives we issue you your Advanced Certification for Free! Cost is $1000 + Rentals + Quarry Entry. If purchased separately it would be $1600 + Rentals + Quarry Entry

Our Advanced Open Water Course is $350 and includes your PADI E-Learning as well as an instructor for your 5 Open Water Dives. Not included in the $350 is: Entry to the Quarry - This fee is paid directly to the quarry upon arrival. We use several quarries in the area and they are all priced differently. Most are in the $20 - $30 per day range. Open Water Rentals - We do not include the price of open water rentals in the cost of our course, most of our students invest in equipment and we do not want to double dip by selling them the equipment + charging them to rent it up front. Basic Package - $47.50 a day and includes 2 tanks, hood, gloves, wetsuit, BCD, Regulator, Computer, Compass. Personal Package - $40.00 a day and includes your Mask, Snorkel, Fins, Boots All items can be rented al-la-carte

Our class breaks down into 3 different categories. E-Learning - This is a self paced online portal. It should take between 8-12 hours for you to complete. It is written in easy to consume sections that take 10-15 minutes each. Pool Sessions - Our classes run over 4 evenings and are 2.5 hours per evening. This gives us 10 hours of pool training. Don't Worry - if you need more we cycle you into another course w/o any cost. Open Water Dives - These are conducted over a Saturday and Sunday, they start at roughly 8AM and wrap up around 2PM.

We primary use 3 quarries to complete our Open Water Dives. Crusty's Quarry - Our Local quarry that we dive from April - September. Entry is $20 per day (or $30 for the weekend). You can view their webpage here Gilboa Quarry - Located in Findlay Ohio, roughly 4 hours away. We have a large group that camps, and another that stays in the hotel. We make 1 trip a month to Gilboa for a variety of training dives. You can view their webpage here Strawberry Quarry - A local quarry that we dive October - May. 4 Wheel Drive is required to access this quarry located in Volant PA. This quarry is private and can not be accessed w/o an Instructor

Dive Shops often use difficult pricing and questionable tactics to squeeze their customers for every last penny. We wanted to take a different approach and publish exactly what you need to purchase at Mars Scuba. You are NOT required to purchase any equipment from us. Most people do, but it is not mandatory to take our course. The cost of our course is $500, and this includes: Your PADI E-Learning Your Pool Entry, Training, and Rentals Your Open Water Dives Not included in the $500 (See Below) Entry to the Quarry - This fee is paid directly to the quarry upon arrival. We use several quarries in the area and they are all priced differently. Most are in the $20 - $30 per day range. Open Water Rentals - We do not include the price of open water rentals in the cost of our course, most of our students invest in equipment and we do not want to double dip by selling them the equipment + charging them to rent it up front. Basic Package - $47.50 a day and includes 2 tanks, hood, gloves, wetsuit, BCD, Regulator, Computer, Compass. Personal Package - $40.00 a day and includes your Mask, Snorkel, Fins, Boots All items can be rented al-la-carte Most of our students buy their own Mask, Snorkel, Fins and Boots and only pay the $47.50 per day for both days of open water diving. What to expect to pay: If you purchase your Mask, Snorkel, Fins, and Boots - You would expect to about $450 (This is a very rough guess for mid range equipment, both higher and lower prices are available) for equipment, $500 for the course, $40 in Quarry Entry, and $95 in rentals for a total of $1085 If you do not purchase your Mask, Snorkel, Fins, and Boots - You would pay $500 for the course, $40 in Quarry Entry, $175 in rentals for a total of $715 What can change this price? While it seems common sense to us, we can only control our pricing. If you do complete your pool training with us then ask for a referral - it is up to the shop you dive with to set their own pricing.

Divers must be at least 10 years old to take part in the certification course.