During the Advanced Adventure Diver Program, the students are introduced to several specialty areas, including night/low visibility diving, deep diving, underwater ecology, and underwater mapping and navigation. Certification is designed for the student also to gain experience through recreational diving outside of class.

 The cost is $1000 for the following certifications:

• Advanced Adventure Diver
• Advanced First Aid/CPR/AED, a review of entry and completion of mid-level safety courses
• Specific mid-level specialties are available once Advanced Adventure Diver Qualifications and coursework are completed.

During the Divemaster Candidate Program, students undergo an intensive academic, skills-based, and interpersonal relations program covering all aspects of entry into the professional recreational diving field. Divemaster Candidates gain experience under the close supervision of the instructor by assisting in training divers for certification during Open Water, Advanced Adventure, or Rescue Diver courses. They follow the SCUBA instructor and learn professional leadership and instruction skills in the SCUBA classroom, pool, and dive locations.

The cost is $1100 for the following certifications:

• Divemaster
• Upper-Level Diver First Aid/CPR/AED, Oxygen Administration, Advanced Diving Physiology, a review of entry and mid-level, and completion of professional-level safety courses.
• Successful completion of the medical requirements in this course qualifies the Cadet to apply for participation on the AFA Cadet Safety Squad.
• Specific Upper-level specialties are available once Divemaster Qualifications and coursework are completed.

During the Open Water Diver Program, students will learn basic physics, physiology, decompression theories, dive computers, and practical skills to become safe and knowledgeable SCUBA divers. The course fee includes an entry-level personal dive computer that becomes the property of the student.

 The cost is $1,100 for the following certifications:

• Open Water Diver
• First Aid/CPR/AED and other entry-level safety courses
• Specific entry-level specialties are available once Open Water Qualifications and coursework are completed.

During the Rescue Diver Program, the students are introduced to upper-level diver first aid, physiology, swimming, diver and land-based rescue techniques, and emergency responses and techniques.

The cost is $1000 for the following certifications:

• Rescue Diver
• Upper-level diver courses include First Aid/CPR/AED, Oxygen Administration, Advanced Diving Physiology, a review of entry and mid-level courses, and completion of first-level professional safety courses.
• Completing the medical requirements in this course qualifies the Cadet to apply for participation on the AFA Cadet Safety Squad.
Specific Upper-level specialties are available once Rescue Qualifications and coursework are completed.