The Ocean Corporation

The Ocean Corporation School for Commercial Diving & Nondestructive Testing Train with experienced professionals at our specialized and comprehensive training facilities.

The Ocean Corporation – Houston's Premier Commercial Diving & NDT School

Since 1969, The Ocean Corporation in Houston, TX, has provided top-tier vocational training in commercial diving, underwater welding, and Nondestructive Testing (NDT). Our hands-on programs equip students with practical skills and industry-recognized certifications, preparing them for successful careers in oil and gas, marine construction, and more. Start your journey today!

06/12/2026

Gearing up

06/11/2026

Xavier reads steel for a living.

Xavier Quintanilla trained in Nondestructive Testing at The Ocean Corporation. Today he's in the field running automated ultrasonic testing for Quasset — an encoded scanner mapping a vessel's wall thickness and weld integrity, point by point, catching what the eye never could.
This is what modern NDT looks like. Precision instruments, real consequences, and a technician who knows exactly how to read them.

Proud of you, Xavier. 🌊

Quasset

06/05/2026

Ready for the Ultimate challenge?

🎓 ADCI Issuing Training Facility
🇺🇸 VA Benefits Accepted
🏠 Off-site housing is available nearby
📅 Tours offered daily
🌐 https://oceancorp.com/


06/03/2026

Graduate Spotlight. Real work. Real grads.
Hydraulic chain saw

🇺🇸 VA Benefits Accepted
💸 Financial Aid / Payment Plan
🎓 New Class starts monthly
⚓ Real-world experience that prepares you for the field
👉 Start your journey: https://oceancorp.com/

05/26/2026

We stand in Memorial for all who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Thank You,

Semper Fidelis
This We'll Defend
Non sibi sed Patrice
Aim High Fli-Fight-Win
Semper Paratus
Semper Supra

🇺🇸 🇺🇸

05/22/2026

Ironwoman 2026

05/15/2026

This pipe doesn't go in the ground without multiple NDT inspectors signing off. 🔍

What you're seeing is a real pipeline lowering operation in South Texas. Five side-boom cranes working in sync to lower a 30"+ pipeline into its trench. Before that trench closes, every weld has been ultrasonically scanned or x-rayed, every coating checked, every joint radiographed.

That's not one job. That's a crew of careers.

📊 Real numbers from the ASNT 2025 Salary Survey:
✅ UT Inspector (Oil & Gas) — $137,612/yr avg
✅ Coating Inspector — $109,387/yr avg
✅ VT Lowering Inspector (South Central) — $134,225/yr avg
✅ RT Radiographer — up to $134,149/yr (Level III)

At The Ocean Corporation in Houston, we train the technicians who do this work — ASNT Level I & II certification in UT, RT, MT, PT, VT, ET, GPR, and IR.

If you've ever driven past a job site like this and wondered who certifies that work is safe; now you know.

👇 DM us or hit the link in bio to learn more.

05/08/2026

What you know about rolling down in the deep?

04/26/2026

A day in the life

Our Nondestructive Testing Program focuses on hands-on training using real equipment for the real world. One of our grad...
04/24/2026

Our Nondestructive Testing Program focuses on hands-on training using real equipment for the real world. One of our graduates conducting PAUT inspection.

🎓 Industry-leading training
🇺🇸 VA Benefits Accepted
💸 Financial Aid / Payment Plan
👉 Start your journey: https://oceancorp.com/
⚙️ Hands-on experience that prepares you for the real world

Address

10840 Rockley Road
Houston, TX
77099

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 6pm
Thursday 7:30am - 6pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+18003210298

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