Scuba Center has been selling quality scuba diving and snorkeling equipment since 1973. You will find a wide selection of scuba and snorkeling equipment at both our Eagan, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota locations. Scuba Center Eagan
1571 Century Point
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
(651) 681-8434
Scuba Center Minneapolis
5015 Penn Ave South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55419
(612) 925-4818

   

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Scuba Diving Certification Courses in Minnesota | There are a multitude of PADI scuba diving courses to choose from. Whether you want to learn scuba, improve your skills or become a scuba instructor, you can do it via the PADI System of diver education. Recreational Diving Classes PADI:  Professional Association of Diving Instructors | PADI is the world’s leading scuba diving training organization. | With more than forty years experience, over 136,000 PADI Professionals and more than 6200 dive shops and resorts worldwide, PADI training materials and services let you experience scuba diving from nearly anywhere.

PADI Scuba Diving Certification Classes in Minnesota | PADI Scuba Diving Certification courses | At Scuba Center we've been teaching scuba diving certification classes since 1973. We were Minnesota's first PADI 5 Star Training Facility and have grown to become Minnesota's largest Scuba School (Dive Shop).  We feature certification from PADI, the worlds largest diver training organization. PADI Instructors, Assistant Instructors and Divemasters teach and offer scuba diving services in more than 180 countries. This means wherever your dive travels take you, you can be confident the local diving community will recognize your PADI certification card. | Now offering PADI eLearning online diver education courses! | PADI Five Star Instructor Development Centers meet all PADI Five Star Dive Center standards and provides the same level of service. They also meet additional training requirements and offer PADI Instructor-level training. If your goal is to become a PADI Scuba Instructor find a PADI Five Star Instructor Development Center near you, by visiting the online PADI Dive Shop Locator. | Eagan and Minneapolis locations


At Scuba Center we've been teaching scuba diving classes since 1973.
We were Minnesota's first PADI 5 Star Training Facility and have grown to become Minnesota's largest Scuba School.

PADI 5 Star IDC | PADI Five Star Instructor Development Centers meet all PADI Five Star Dive Center standards and provides the same level of service. They also meet additional training requirements and offer PADI Instructor-level training. If your goal is to become a PADI Scuba Instructor, complete your PADI Instructor Development Course ( IDC ) conveniently in Minnesota with Scuba Center.We feature certification from PADI, the worlds largest diver training organization. PADI Instructors, Assistant Instructors and Divemasters teach and offer diving services in more than 180 countries. This means wherever your dive travels take you, you can be confident the local diving community will recognize your PADI certification. Scuba Center offers both traditional courses and PADI eLearning.

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Beginning Scuba Lessons in Minnesota | PADI Open Water Diver | The PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Open Water Diver Certification course consists of two parts: classroom and pool training, followed by four open water training dives. Upon completion of both parts you will be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver. This beginning certification is recognized in the US, Caribbean and around the world. | Scuba Center Beginning Scuba Lessons

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Part 1 - Classroom and Pool Training: The purpose of the classroom and pool training is to provide students with the fundamental knowledge and skills they need to enjoy and safely complete the open water training.
PADI Advanced Open Water Classes in Minnesota | Exploration, Excitement, Experiences. They’re what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course. The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI Instructor. This course builds on what you’ve learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving. | Scuba Center PADI Advanced Open Water
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The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is designed to give you the confidence, skills and experience to take your diving to new levels of excitement and enjoyment. This class is perfect for the newly certified diver or the more experienced diver with numerous dives under their belt.

 

PADI Open Water certification Dives in Minnesota | The fun part about this course is . . . well, just about all of it because learning to dive is incredible. You breathe underwater for the first time (something you’ll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver. During the course, you’ll make four open water certification dives dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your PADI Instructor. | Scuba Center PADI Open Water Certification Dives

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Part 2 - Open Water Certification dives: From May through October, Scuba Center offers PADI Open Water training dives at Square Lake near Stillwater, MN. Open water certification dives may also be completed as a referral with any PADI training facility or PADI instructor. Your will complete four dives over a two day period.
PADI Rescue Diver Classes in Minnesota | “Challenging” and “rewarding” best describe the PADI Rescue Diver course. Building upon what you’ve already learned, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur. The PADI Rescue Diver crewpak includes all materials required to complete the PADI Rescue Diver course – including a pocket mask. You’ll learn how to think like a rescue diver and preview skills you’ll practice with your PADI Instructor. | Scuba Center PADI Rescue Diver
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The PADI Rescue Diver course builds on the skills you learned in the Advanced Open Water course. Becoming a PADI Rescue Diver takes your focus beyond yourself and your buddy. You will learn to recognize and prevent potential diving accidents and how to handle them if they do occur.


PADI Discover Scuba programs in Minnesota Introductory Experiences Scuba Diving in Minnesota

PADI Discover Scuba Diving | While not an actual scuba certification, during the Discover Scuba Diving experience you’ll learn how to use scuba equipment in shallow water and get a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. | Scuba Center PADI Discover Scuba

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater. If you want to find out, but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving will let you try scuba to see if you like it. Breathe underwater in a fun, convenient session conducted in the in-store heated pool at our location in Eagan, Minnesota.

 

Join the best of the best in recreational scuba diving and live the dive life as a PADI Master Scuba Diver. Master Scuba Diver When you flash your Master Scuba Diver card, people know that you’ve spent time underwater in a variety of environments and had your share of dive adventures.

PADI Master Scuba Diver Program in Minnesota | | Scuba Center PADI Master Scuba Diver

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Master Scuba Diver is PADI’s highest recreational diving certification. Prestige isn’t easy to earn, but it is certainly well worth it. As a Master Scuba Diver, you’ll have a whole new level of training and experience. For this level of achievement you must have 50 logged dives and hold PADI Rescue Diver certification along with five PADI Specialties.

PADI Master Scuba Diver | Master Scuba Diver is PADI’s highest recreational diving certification. | Scuba Center Minnesota 

Scuba Diving Refresher Classes in Eagan, Minnesota Refresher Programs Review Diving Classes in Minnesota

Buoyancy classes in Eagan, MN | You’ve all seen those divers. You know – the ones who seem to move through the water without the slightest effort. Those scuba divers are neutrally buoyant, which means they don’t sink or float while diving. Achieving neutral buoyancy is no easy feat, which is why divers who have mastered the skill stand apart from the others. Diamond Reef Buoyancy Training
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The Diamond Reef is a buoyancy training program that utilizes a modular, artificial reef that gives you a way to measure your buoyancy proficiency. Certified divers will learn to be more aware of proper ascent rates, horizontal hovering, breathing and subtle body movement techniques to control, and be shown what their swimming cross section really is.

PADI ReActivate Scuba Review Class Information | Scuba Center in Eagan, Minnesota PADI ReActivate
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Haven't been diving lately and want a quick scuba refresher? The PADI ReActivate program is the perfect way to update your dive knowledge and review basic scuba skills. The program has two components: 1) a knowledge review that includes interacting with ReActivate eLearning and 2) a dive skills refresher you complete with a PADI Professional.


DAN provides comprehensive training to the dive community by disseminating the latest information on topics related to diving safety through articles, reports, seminars, lectures and training programs. Safety and Medical Emergency First Response (EFR) provides convenient CPR, AED and first aid training for corporations, community groups and individuals.

Emergency First Response (EFR)

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This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn or update CPR and First Aid skills. During the Emergency First Response program you will also receive training for Automated External Defibrillators (AED). While this course is not diving specific, it meets PADI requirements for the PADI Rescue Diver and Divemaster certifications.
PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider class | Scuba Center in Eagan, Minnesota PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider
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Knowing how and when to use emergency oxygen is a great skill to have and means you’re ready to help others should the need arise. Becoming a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider lets you breathe easy knowing that you can recognize scuba diving illnesses treatable with emergency oxygen, and are prepared to offer aid.


PADI Specialty Diving Certification Class Information | Eagan and Minneapolis, Minnesota Specialty Classes PADI Specialty Diving Certification Class Information | Eagan and Minneapolis, Minnesota

Deep Diver Specialty Ice Diver Specialty Underwater Navigator Specialty
Dry Suit Diver Specialty Night Diver Specialty Underwater Digital Photo Specialty
Enriched Air Specialty Search and Recovery Specialty Wreck Diver Specialty
Equipment Maintenance Specialty Self Reliant Diver Specialty  
Full Face Mask Specialty Sidemount Diver Specialty  
 

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Scuba Center Online Dive Shop | Scuba Diving Equipment, Snorkeling Equipment, Technical Diving Gear, Public Safety Diving Equipment, and Water Rescue Store. | Scuba Center is an authorized dealer for all the equipment we sell. We order directly from the manufacturer / distributor of the equipment to give you the best quality and service. Shop our online dive equipment store with confidence. When you purchase your scuba diving equipment and snorkeling equipment from our online dive shop, you will be receiving the Full Manufacturers Warranty... No games, No gimmicks. Quality Scuba Diving Equipment and Snorkeling Equipment online. | Scuba Diving Equipment and Snorkeling Equipment available at both Scuba Center locations. | Eagan, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota Shop Online:     Scuba & Snorkeling | Travel | Water Rescue

Scuba Center is proud to be a DAN Business Member | Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers and associated with Duke University Medical Center (DUMC). They also offer a wide range of Scuba Diving and Dive Equipment Insurance programs. DAN is supported by the largest association of recreational scuba divers in the world. | "Your Dive Safety Association" | Join Divers Alert Network at www.scubacenter.com Find Scuba Center on Facebook | "Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc." | Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. | Follow Scuba Center on Facebook to keep up with the latest news in scuba diving equipment, snorkeling equipment, local diving, dive travel, and more. HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99.9% of hacker crime. Scuba Center was Minnesota's first PADI 5 Star Scuba Diving Training Facility and has grown to become Minnesota's largest scuba diving school (Dive Shop). Scuba Center has two store locations, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Eagan, Minnesota. | PADI... The Way the World Learns to Dive. | Now offering PADI eLearning online diver education courses! | PADI Five Star Instructor Development Centers meet all PADI Five Star Dive Center standards and provides the same level of service. They also meet additional training requirements and offer PADI Instructor-level training. If your goal is to become a PADI Scuba Instructor find a PADI Five Star Instructor Development Center near you, by visiting the online PADI Dive Shop Locator.
 

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