Divers Institute of Technology (DIT) is a private, for-profit educational institution for the training of commercial divers and located in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1968 in Seattle, Washington, Divers Institute of Technology is located on the North end of Lake Union near Gas Works Park in the Wallingford district.
The seven-month program consists of 900 hours, including dive time. There are twelve classes per calendar year, with a new class starting each month. From July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007, the average number of students per class was 23, with a retention rate of 90%.[1] It is estimated that 10% of the students are women.[2]
Divers Institute is one of only two dive schools in the U.S. to grant students the Canadian Standards Association Unrestricted Surface Supplied Air Diver Certification, issued by the Diver Certification Board of Canada, allowing graduates to dive internationally.[3]
- ^ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Report, Divers Institute of Technology, 2008
- ^ "Getting in Deep: Considering a Career in Commercial Diving" Underwater Magazine
- ^ “More young people joining the ranks of commercial divers” Seattle P-I, published 2-6-2007.