Not sure what the other reviewers experience was. But, I had a positive experience with them. I obtained my open water cert through their Dana Point shop, and am getting ready to take the advanced open water class. The open water course was fantastic. From what I can tell they are the best in OC (although there aren't a lot of alternatives (sports chalet probably being the best alternative)). I've referred my brother and a few friends there since I've taken my class. \r
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The only issue I had is that they don't do a good job dislosing ALL of the equipment costs for the classes. Most of the equipment is included in the class fee as a rental. But, you are required to provide some of your own equiptment for most courses (e.g. Open water requires you to provide your own mask, snorkel, and fins). It didn't seem like they were trying to hide this. But, they could definitely do a better job of specifically stating the requirements to people earlier in the process.
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