Want to get standard PADI Scuba Dive Certification...?

Question

I have been looking for a cheap place to get certified...Does anybody know of a cheap place in the Chicagoland/Southwest Michigan area that does PADI certification for a good price??? Thanks

Answer 1

i'm going through the same process right now--i live in los angeles though.

http://www.padi.com/padi/en/sd/whydive.a...

you can take an online course and then there's also a search part of this site to find a padi site nearest to you. the one i think i'm gonna end up at is a sport challet, but there are a lot of athletics stores that will help you out. the PADI site will tell you everything, it's helped me a lot. it's not going to be cheap no matter what, but i think eLearning is the cheapest way to go. it's an expensive deal though unfortunately, no matter where you are.

Answer 2

In the Chicago area (NW Indiana and SW Michigan), the pricing for the PADI Open Water Diver course is going to be close to the same.  Find a dive shop that has class schedules that work with you.

By the way, the e-learning may or may not be the cheapest way.  Even with e-learning, you still have to schedule pool time and open water dives.  With e-leanring, you are just eliminating most of the classroom stuff; however, there still is a final you have to take in front of an instructor.