Awesome experience and a very friendly staff. The staff make you feel like family. Quarry days are a very relaxing weekend experience. The staff grills free food and treat you well. Highly recommend getting your certification from this shop. Prices are great too!

My husband and I just got certified for scuba diving and had a fantastic experience. The entire team makes you feel so comfortable and goes at your pace throughout the entire program.

Learn scuba Chicago team 🙏🏻 Thank you . I can’t write enough about you guys . I had my certification dives today and I’m so glad I was a part of this squad consisting of Great dive masters like captain Bob, Sebastian. All dive masters at LSC go above and beyond to ensure your safety . I’m coming back to you guys for advanced open water course. ( this time with better swimming skills ) . Thank you Captain Bob, Seb, Jason, Alex, Jose, Richa . See you guys soon !

10/10. The staff is great and the quarry weekend was a blast. I feel confident after my basic certification to go out into the wild and do some dives!

First off, I’d like to say if I could give this organization 10 stars, I would. I decided to buy the Open Water certification on Groupon for Learn SCUBA Chicago (LSC) because the price was right. I have to say that the staff at LSC have all been awesome since Day 1. I was surprised to find out after signing up with LSC that this organization is a non-profit. This is particularly special because almost all their staff volunteer their time. This shows me that they have your best interest at heart and it’s not about the money. Captain Bob (as they call him), is the lead instructor for the LSC really knows his stuff. He keeps learning light hearted while still making sure you know the material required to become certified. He teaches the material while using humor which I personally enjoy. I don’t know anyone who likes the mundane monotone type teaching. The pool sessions after passing the online course work were easy to sign up for and the staff was always willing to help. The finally quarry days for check out dives were fun and not just something that had to be done to obtain the certification. We all hung out, they grill hotdogs and burgers for you and have a sense of camaraderie. I throughly enjoyed the entire experience and can’t wait to be more involved with the entire LSC team. Thank you again!

My teenage daughter and I took the discovery lesson and loved it. Our instructors were knowledgeable, friendly, and fun. We learned diving basics and by the end of the session we were practicing some skills and playing some games. All under water. I was having some difficulty and so they spent extra time on me until I got it, while others were free to learn and do more advanced things. Going to sign up for certification.

This is the place to get your Scuba license! They were so nice and talked you through everything each step of the way. I took a break between starting and finishing and when I showed up again they were great about reviewing stuff I had learned in previous sessions. I highly recommended them.

Had a great experience with LSC! The instructos are fantastic (friendly, patient and professional). Id really recommend to go with LSC, whether youre a beginner or already an advanced diver.

Absolutely cant recommend this shop highly enough. They helped a middle aged old lady through some panic and now me, my husband, and our kids (ages 16 and 19) are excited about scuba diving together.

Connor, Luke, and Sarah were great to work with! Super patient, knowledgeable, and impactful during my pool dives. Thanks again!

Great place to learn scuba! Sarah was very knowledgeable and helpful!

For all individuals that would like to learn how to scuba dive this is the place! I just recently took my first scuba dive lesson @ NEUI with a great instructor! Amanda was the BEST! Extremely informative in teaching you the basics knowledge. Ive always wanted to learn how to scuba dive and now am HOOK for life! But its not about me, its was all the about the instructor that was with me! Again she was amazing, was letting me know when i was doing good under water and she was hearing about my concern and also letting me know what i was doing wrong. I cant speak about any other location in reference to scuba diving instructors but i do know that Learn Scuba Chicago has such great staff members. I would highly and definitely recommend looking into Learn Scuba Chicago for your Scuba Diving classes. Cant wait for my other classes!

Great shop for anything scuba and trips for scuba.

I had a great experience getting my PADI certification through Learn Scuba Chicago. I did all of my Pool Dives through them, and they provided me with a list of places their divers had previously done referrals for the Open Water dives in Key Largo, which was where I was traveling to do my dives, which I used to finish my certification.The instructors with Learn Scuba are all volunteers, and are very excited to introduce people to the hobby. They are patient and very clear with their instructions. I was a bit of a mess on my second dive, having a lot of trouble clearing my mask. To the point where I had to surface. One of the instructors (we had two to our group, which was pretty typical) came up with me to make sure I was okay, calmed me down (I was frustrated with myself for messing up) and talked me through what I was getting wrong. He then went back down with me, and observed me doing the skills so I wouldnt have to redo the dive. All of the other classes went smoothly, and in my experience there was a great student to teacher ratio at each dive. They also provide all necessary equipment to dive, and wet suits for a small rental fee if you tend to get cold in the pool.Signing up for classes is easy to do on their website, and the person in the shop went through my written test with me to make sure that I understood why I missed the questions I did.Overall I had a great experience and would recommend Learn Scuba Chicago to anyone who is interested in the city.

We are blessed to have this shop and this nonprofit in Chicago. The folks here are most passionate about scuba and want to use scuba to engage the youth and our community to do good. I can’t say enough good things about the folks that teach and work here. The gear sold here is almost exclusively Scuba Pro. I am recommending anyone looking to get scuba certification to do it through this shop. The youth camp they run is first rate.

Learn Scuba Chicago is a great not-for-profit that runs scuba certifications and trips out of the Chicagoland area. Chris and all the divemaster candidates are wonderful instructors and walk you through all the learnings and offerings available at the store.Trips are taken to the upper Wisconsin area, Caribbean, and even as far as Indonesia. I have received all my scuba certifications from Learn Scuba and will continue to visit here for my future certifications.

Avoid at all costs the guy that runs this place. He goes by Captain Bob and while he was diving with Rainbow Reef, who are a fantastic dive shop by the way, Captain Bob decided to cause a scene and yell at the poor woman handling the check in process. After being asked to leave for his behavior he then proceeded to leave a screed on Scubaboard lambasting Rainbow Reef and threatening to hang himself when his account of the events were pushed back on by others. His boorish behavior on Scubaboard inspired me to leave a review here. If you are looking for scuba lessons in Chicago I would avoid this Captain Bob at all costs.

I got NAUI open water certified here and I cannot day enough great things about the entire operation!All interactions from purchasing equipment to learning how to dive have exceeded my expectations. Great owner, staff, and volunteers.And the pricing for both services and equipment they sell is WAY less than I thought it would be for a smaller, local operation (equipment prices are equal to or better than the giant e-tailers ...seriously).

Phenomenal experience getting certified. Jack at the shop was extremely helpful and friendly. The crew of volunteers were great folks and serious about making the course safe and fun. Shout out to Stephanie for helping me cram 3 dives into the last pool session!

An amazing experience! The team is incredibly welcoming and guide you through the skills and process to ensure that you successfully complete your certification. Would recommend them to anyone and everyone looking to get their scuba certification!

All of the scuba instructors are volunteers and extremely friendly. I got my padi open water certification and had a blast doing it! They are also a non-profit which is awesome in how they help the community.

Excellent scuba school. Highly recommend Learn Scuba Chicago. Got my PADI referral for an upcoming trip in a matter of days - very efficient, clear, and easy to work with. Priced reasonably, and because they’re a nonprofit, you know it’s going to the right place. Jack at the dive shop does a great job explaining everything, and the instructors are excellent at making sure you master the skills, stay safe, and become confident.

Great instructors and a great shop. I was tentative, but the instructors were professional, friendly, and adapted course pacing to the students comfort level. Jack was my main contact at the shop and was super helpful at all times. My pool instructors were Luke, Katie, and Sarah and I would recommend all of them without reservation. There were some minor miscommunication issues, so be very sure that you and your instructor are on the same page at the end of each session about how far you have progressed through the training and what is left to complete. Not a significant enough issue to give them anything but a top rating. These are dedicated, enthusiastic folks and a great place to begin your training.

I would highly recommend this for anyone interested in getting certified. Their primary focus was on safety, and enjoying diving. Other shops I looked into were more motivated by profits.They always stressed safety, and ensured that you were ready to move on. They were incredibly patient, and very professional.

These guys are great. The store is welcoming, the staff is helpful and knowledgeable, and the classes are really well-taught. I cant recommend LSC highly enough!

Great staff and instructors. They made everything really easy. Many locations that work out well for everyone. Bob is a great guy and knows everything there is about scuba. Hands down the best place to get certified.

My experience with Learn Scuba Chicago was nothing but positive. Capt. Bob and his entire staff make you feel right at home in the water. They all have a great talent for teaching you the skills you need to dive safely, while at the same time creating a fun and enjoyable enviroment. I will definitely be coming back to Learn Scuba Chicago for any future scuba training and equipment.

I chose LSC to do my basic certification. The whole experience was amazing and I had a lot of fun! I had difficulty in the beginning getting used to breathe underwater but all the staff was wonderful, helpful and patient. Special thank you to Sarah who spend a whole pool cession finding different ways to help me learn all the skills!!

Solid team. Well-organized crew who also seemed like genuinely nice people. My buddies and I felt like we were in great hands. Ready for open water now!

Learn Scuba Chicago is great! Capt. Bob and his staff are beyond exceptional teachers. They make you feel extremely comfortable and safe while showing you the proper skills at becoming a diver. Ill never forget anything Ive learned from them. It was a great experience.

All of the instructors are awesome! They help you through all parts of the lessons and give you the why behind each of the dive lessons. Theyll also move you along at your own pace (fast or slow) so it feels like you get private instruction. Sarah, typically the one I see in the actual store, is also a terrific resource and is ready to answer any and all of your questions (no matter how silly they are!)Im getting an Open water referral cert through LSC.

Big thank you to Jack and the team for helping me get through the referral course in 1 week! I wasnt sure if I could do it but LSC helped me every step of the way and made the experience fun and comfortable. If you are in Chicago and want to get scuba certified look no further!

Couldnt be happier with my experience at Learn Scuba. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to get certified. Great instructors, pools around the city, personalized attention.

Learn Scuba Chicago ended up being the perfect choice for my wife and my open water certification experience. They have incredibly patient instructors and DMCs from top to bottom. We feel confident in the skills we learned, which we will take on future dive trips. Shout out to Captain Bob for running a tight ship, ensuring everyone first and foremost is safe and feels safe. Cant wait to try more of the classes and hopefully join one of the company trips someday!

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. AVOID! DO NOT TRUST THE FIVE STARS!Learn Scuba over-sold beyond their capacity, couldnt fit us into any classes after we had already paid, and then Chris, the MANAGER, was extremely rude, condescending and refused to help us. I initially wrote a review on Yelp but they somehow got that taken down- (they likely pay to have bad reviews taken down).Some background: My boyfriend and I are planning the trip of a lifetime to AUS/NZ in late November and were excited for the opportunity to dive the Great Barrier Reef before its gone. We are spending much of our savings on the trip and wont likely get a chance to do it again. We went into the LSC dive shop to sign up and pay for our course. We were told to complete the at-home course materials and then, when ready, sign up for pool and quarry sessions. We were specifically told that we couldnt sign up for sessions until we finished the course materials and took the written test. We were also told that sessions go through October. Plenty of time for our November trip. Additionally, the written materials given to us expressly state that they will work with you on any scheduling needs.We finished our course materials in late August (still plenty of time) and went to sign up online for pool sessions on September 2nd, only to find that pool sessions abruptly ended on September 25 and ALL were FULL. We emailed to see if there was some way they could accommodate us, and we were told that we could keep checking back to see if people dropped out. Seeing as we needed at least 3-4 pool sessions, and there were only about 6 on the schedule, this did not seem like a viable option. I again requested if there was anything else we could do? Chris simply told me that its your responsibility to schedule dives and there was nothing he could do. When I offered to come into the shop so that we could discuss my options (i.e., can we squeeze into a couple of classes and get a referral to do our outdoor dives elsewhere?) as email was not proving a useful communication tool, I was told Nothing you say is going to change what Ive said. He also told me that we should have finished our course materials sooner, that it only takes 6-8 hours, and that We have ten year olds who are capable of that. Seeing as the course materials include about 100 ways you can die while diving, it baffles me how a professional scuba instructor could imply that you should just breeze through the information.Interestingly, I was also told that we were in the same boat as many others who had waited until the end of the season. No one ever told us that classes fill up fast or that we would need to schedule dives any sooner than we did.In fact, we were told wed be able to do dives through October. In short, they oversold beyond their capacity and then could not accommodate everyone whose money they took.

Just finished my second dive for the NAUI 60 Certification and I couldnt be happier with LSC. Quality of instruction is very high, and that translates to more confidence in the water. Ive got three more dives in the pool before doing check-out dives at the quarry, and Im enjoying it so much Im already planning on doing the advanced certification. Cant wait to get back in the water!

The staff at Learn Scuba Chicago are wonderful! Sera was absolutely lovely! She responded to all my e-mails and questions and really helped me out for my upcoming trip! I am beyond grateful! will definitely be using LSC for all my scuba needs :)

I had wanted to take Scuba diving lessons for years. Signed up for the Groupon deal, spent my time studying the book and went for it. I must say that instructors Bob, Aaron, Casey and the entire staff do an excellent job. They really made it easy, safe and enjoyable for me. Im continuing on from basic certification to open water and probably beyond thanks to the friendly staff. No plans on going on any trips, its just nice to get certified at a non-rushed pace. I highly recommend Learn Scuba to anyone interested.

Good stuff. Great price. Feel completely prepared and confident after very thorough lessons. Couldnt have been better.

Captain Bob & the staff really take a hands on approach.If you need additional help, they will work one on one with you.The only down fall is the room availibility to take the written test.Excellent experience....Anne & Christina Brewer

Learn Scuba is an incredibly organized team and a the experience was top notch. Very happy I enrolled in this class via groupon and would certainly point anyone interested in learning how to scuba dive to Bob and his team!

Great Instructor! Captain Bob, it was a great experience and I will send a few people your way! Nick and Britt

I took my open water classes through LSC. I did my open water dives at a different location out of state. My instructor said I was one of the most prepared students she had in a very long time, and was very impressed with the preparedness that LSC had provided to me. Great classes learning experience.

Excellent instructors for getting my NAUI certification. The flexible schedule for the dives was really helpful too

Great people! The shop is small but its a great place to learn how to scuba or to go on trips with. The DMCs and instructors are very friendly and knowledgeable. I came for the OW certification and stayed for the DMC program.

Great instructors, very friendly and knowledgeable. Just good people all around.

This place could not be better. Would highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn to scuba dive. The instructors are all fantastic. During my first pool dive I got so scared I immediately swam back to the surface. I told mark I got scared and he calmly brought me back down, got me to relax, and made me feel incredibly comfortable. He made sure I was okay, and my fear went away completely. If it wasnt for LSCs wonderful staff I might have though scuba diving wasnt for me. Since then I have finished my open water certification and I absolutely loved every second of it. The two dives at Haigh quarry were more of a celebration than a class. We got to eat, tell jokes, and just had a great time over all.

Amazing staff. Definitely recommend!

An amazingly friendly group of instructors--they helped me learn so much and really got me excited about diving!

Had a great experience with LSC!!! Being new to scuba, I initially had nothing to compare it to of course, but when my gf and I went on our first actual scuba trip in Puerto Rico, we were beyond well-prepared.The classes were thorough and fun, and Im glad I found such a passionate crew to introduce me to the underwater world.

A friend talked me into taking scuba classes and we both signed up at LSC. Great organization and friendly people. I am so glad I took the course. I learned a lot and I am looking forward to my first scuba dive trip at the end of this month. Thanks to LSC I can safely say I am ready for it!

Professional training and super friendly & helpful trainers. Definitely will come back for more!!!

Preparing for Burning Man, I figured getting my PADI open water diver certification would be excellent preparation. Out on the playa one never knows when a random 40 deep area of water to dive may manifest so best be prepared right? Captain Bob also agreed in my logic and gave me special instruction regarding diving in dry death valley like desert conditions free of charge. If you cant tell, im joking as water is scarce in the desert however their service was top notch. I also bought my gear (snorkel, mask, flippers) and they filled my special request to have all pink gear. They also offered to dye the pool pink for me however I figured out of respect for other divers that dislike the color, limit my pink fetish to my own personal items. I plan on continuing my diving certifications with Learn Scuba Chicago and also have interest going on their Destination Dive Trips. Im really digging Captain Bobs RV and hear its been specially suited to submerge in waters above the surface plus a foot or two. Not quite Volkswagen Schwimwagen though.TLDR?Use Learn Scuba Chicago to get your dive certifications and Gear.

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