DiveMaster Course.. what did you pay?

[Sue]

Two years ago I've paid around 550 US$ for PADI DM course, including training and materials.

This is the average cost in Portugal

Sue

 

[Amanda]

pentiumchic once bubbled...
That is from your very first padi class open water to rescue.With Nitrox in there also.

Jen

So it includes 4 classes (OW, AOW, Rescue and Nitrox), right ? Mmm not bad then

 

[bubblyscubagirl]

We just enrolled in our PADI DM Class, and the cost is $495. This includes the DM Materials and the other incidentals that go with the class (air fills, etc..).

 

[edjohnson66]

I personally did not pay anything. I spent a few years helping an instructor with hisclasses, and he put me into his Divemaster course for free. And to be honest I learned more in that time then you could learn just taking a class.

But generally the course runs around 350 in NJ

 

[dl348]

My class was $600.00 which included tuition, course materials, certification fees, and all air fills during training.

 

[Firefyter]

This is a 3½ year old thread, so keep in mind that prices may have changed since the thread began.

 

[sea2summit]

it is amazing how fast it has changed. I'm in the middle of my DM class now and I paid $600 for everything but the application fee.

 

[mheaster]

I paid my Instructor $450 (4/2005) , I also paid for all books and training materials I needed. He covered all my quarry fees and air while I helped him with classes (and still does to this day).

For the time/effort he expended I felt very good about this amount!

I often help him out lending extra tanks and equipment to students (YES, I have DM Insurance and carry the EXTRA Insurance on my equipment) becasue I own 6 tanks and can outfit 4-5 students with BCs/wetsuits etc. My Wife and 2 kids dive too and I have too much stuff!

 

[chrisc]

$350 for the class, $139 for the crew pack, $20 for the PADI calculator, another $75 in PADI fees, PIC card etc.

 

[Scububbs]

I paid $275 for the course, about $175 for the crew pack, and $70 to PADI, plus the cost of liability insurance.