Minnesota’s dive shop since 1973
Several decades of teaching, outfitting and traveling with divers. And we’re still as excited about the underwater world as the day we opened.
Built by divers, for divers
Scuba Center opened in south Minneapolis in 1973, two blocks from Lake Harriet. We became Minnesota’s first PADI 5 Star training facility and grew into the state’s largest scuba school, and one of the largest in the Midwest.
Today our team includes commercial divers, public safety divers and professionals with recreational, military and technical diving backgrounds, plus two PADI Course Directors. Our long relationships with the world’s best manufacturers mean better gear, better prices and better service for you.
PADI 5 Star IDC
Minnesota’s first PADI 5 Star facility, now a Five Star Instructor Development Center.
PADI TecRec
Technical diving training from Tec 40 through Tec 50 and sidemount.
DAN Business Member
Supporting Divers Alert Network, your dive safety association.
REEF Conservation Partner
Helping divers protect marine life through REEF fish surveys and outreach.
From our pool to the world’s oceans
Paperwork, in one place
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