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Trying to pick a health insurance plan can be a chore for anyone. For many people, just mentioning the word "open enrollment" sends shivers down the spine. It seems like there's always a nagging feeling that you're wasting money, choosing a plan with poor in-network care, or both. One would think that health insurance gets easier as you approach retirement age, but the truth is that picking an initial Medicare coverage plan can be daunting.

Unfortunately, the confusing process of signing up for Medicare causes many seniors to forego healthcare coverage altogether. After all, Medicare enrollment can involve several federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration (or SSA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (or CMS).

At Senior Medicare Insurance Services, our passion is guiding seniors through the confusion of Medicare. That way, they can enjoy retirement with peace of mind knowing they are protected and ready for life after 65. We work with dozens of insurance companies, giving our clients the chance to choose a plan that best fits their lifestyle.

We choose to design our senior insurance plans with a focus on optimal benefits structure, lower costs, and personalized service. Some independent insurance agencies see their aging customers as nothing more than a financial transaction waiting to happen. In contrast, we treat each of our clients with respect and dignity as we help them navigate the confusing waters of Medicare. Combined with individualized service, we help older Americans make well-informed decisions about insurance. Whether you're in need of senior Medicare Supplement Plan insurance in Myrtle Beach or simply have questions about signing up for Medicare, our team is here to help.

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What is Medicare?

If you're approaching the golden years of your life, it's important you understand what Medicare is if you don't already.

Medicare is a federal health insurance program reserved for people older than 65 who have worked full-time for at least ten years. The Medicare program is paid for by a combination of worker payroll tax, premiums paid by Medicare enrollees, and the U.S. government.

There are four parts of Medicare:

Senior Medicare Advantage Plan Insurance Myrtle Beach, SC

This type of Medicare is free for most U.S. citizens. Medicare Part A helps older adults pay for care in a nursing facility, hospital visits, and some forms of in-home senior care.

This tier costs around $100 per month. It covers different outpatient services like lab tests, preventative care, doctor's visits, mental health care, clinical trials, and some forms of surgery.

This type of Medicare is most often called Medicare Advantage. This tier of Medicare allows seniors to choose health plans provided by insurance companies like Senior Medicare Insurance Services. Individuals who use Medicare Advantage commonly use Medicare supplement plan insurance to help pay for health care costs that Original Medicare won't cover, like coinsurance, deductibles, and copayments.

Sometimes called "PDPs," these plans add drug coverage to standard Medicare, some Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS), some Medicare Cost Plans, and Medicare Medical Savings Account Plans (MSA).

The amount of money you pay for your health care depends on several factors, including:

What kind of care you need, and how often it is needed.
The type of Medicare coverage you choose.
Whether there are alternative insurance policies that will help fill gaps in your coverage
Whether a doctor agrees to charge you the same amount that Medicare will cover for a medical service

At Senior Medicare Insurance Services, we offer a number of health insurance solutions for seniors. Two of our most used services include Medicare Advantage plan insurance and Medicare supplement plan insurance.

Senior Medicare Supplement Plan Insurance in Myrtle Beach

Sometimes called Medigap, the purpose of Medicare Supplement Insurance is to help fill in "gaps" that might not be covered by Original Medicare. You can think of a Medigap policy as a supplement for your Original Medicare benefits.

Private companies like Senior Medicare Insurance Services sell this type of insurance right here in South Carolina. While Original Medicare will pay for much of the cost associated with health care services you need, it may not cover all of your expenses. Generally, Medigap policies do not cover costs stemming from eyeglasses, private-duty nurses, dental care, hearing aids, or long-term care.

Depending on the Medicare Supplement Plan that you choose, it may cover out-of-the-country medical services when you travel abroad. Assuming you have Original Medicare coverage, your policy will cover its share of Medicare-approved health care costs. Once your Original Medicare coverage reaches its limit, your Medigap policy will pay its share of the fees.

Our Medigap policies are drafted to meet your specific needs, and can help cover remaining health care costs such as:

Deductibles

Copayments

Coinsurance

Important Information About Senior Supplement Plan Insurance

To dispel some confusion, you should know that a Medigap policy is not the same as a Medicare Advantage Plan. The latter helps you receive Medicare benefits, while the former supplements the benefits you obtain through your Original Medicare plan. As you begin to explore Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans, keep the following important information in mind:

As you begin to explore Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans, keep the following important information in mind:

To qualify for a Medigap policy, you must first have Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B.
Payments on your Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan will be made to the private insurance company that you choose, like Senior Medicare Insurance Services. These payments are made every month and are paid in addition to the monthly payment you make for Medicare Part B.
If you are the holder of a Medicare Advantage Plan, it is illegal for an insurance company to sell you a senior Medicare Supplement Policy. If you plan on switching back to an Original Medicare plan, you may be able to purchase a Medigap policy.
If you have health problems as you age, your standardized Medigap policy is guaranteed to be renewable. So long as you pay your monthly premium, your insurance provider cannot cancel your policy.

Medigap policies only cover one person. If you have a spouse or family member that would like coverage, they must purchase a separate policy.
You may only buy a Senior Medicare Supplement Plan from an insurance agent that is licensed to sell them in your state. Senior Medicare Insurance Services has been licensed to sell Medigap policies in South Carolina for years. We have helped countless seniors get the Medicare coverage they need and continue to do so to this day.
In the past, Medigap policies were able to cover costs related to prescription drugs. As of January 1st, 2006, prescription drug coverage is not available on Medicare Supplement Plans. The best way to get coverage for your prescription drugs is to join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, often called Part D. Contact our office today to learn more about paying premiums on Medigap and Medicare plans.

For many people, the best time to buy senior Medicare Supplement Plan Insurance in Myrtle Beach is during the 7 months Medigap Open Enrollment Period. This period starts the day you turn 65 years old, so long as you hold Medical Insurance (Medicare Part B). Generally, during the enrollment period, you get more policy choices and better pricing. Once the enrollment period is over, you may not be able to purchase a Medigap policy. Contact Senior Medicare Insurance Services today to determine if you qualify for a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan.

Senior Medicare Advantage Plan Insurance in Myrtle Beach, SC

A Medicare Advantage Plan is a kind of Medicare health coverage designed to provide seniors with all their Part A and Part B Medicare benefits. Many Medicare Advantage Plans will often include coverage of the following:

Preferred Provider Organizations
Special Needs Plans
Private Fee-for-Service
Medicare Medical Savings Account Plans
Health Maintenance Organizations

In addition, most Medicare Advantage Plans give seniors coverage for their prescription drug needs. When you enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan through Senior Medicare Insurance Services, your Medicare benefits are covered through your plan and will not be paid for by traditional Medicare.

How Medicare Advantage Plans Work

Sometimes called "MA Plans" or "Part C," Medicare Advantage Plans are considered an "all in one" solution to Original Medicare. Senior Medicare Advantage Plans are only offered by private companies that are approved, like Senior Medicare Insurance Services. Seniors who enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan are still on Medicare. However, these individuals enjoy bundled plans that give seniors the benefits of hospital insurance (Medicare Part A), medical insurance (Medicare Part B), and sometimes drug coverage (Part D).

Medicare Advantage Plans are very popular because they cover all Medicare services and make life a little easier for seniors who have trouble understanding the nuances of Medicare.

When you contact Senior Medicare Insurance Services to choose your Medicare Advantage Plan, ask your agent about Medicare prescription drug coverage. Unless you already have drug coverage (Part D), you should seriously consider Part D coverage to help reduce costs associated with prescription drugs. You may also want to consider a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan to help fill gaps in coverage that Original Medicare will not cover.

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Medicare Advantage Plan Insurance Rules

Medicare works by paying a set amount of money to the companies that offer senior Medicare Advantage Plan insurance in Myrtle Beach. That money is used to pay for the care services that you need. Because Medicare Advantage Plans are different, you should expect out-of-pocket costs to vary depending on the plan you choose.

Different plans have different rules for how you receive services, such as:

If you must go to facilities, suppliers, or doctors that belong to your Advantage Plan for non-urgent and non-emergency care.
Whether you must get a referral to see a specialized doctor

Companies that offer Medicare Advantage Plans must follow strict rules, which are set by Medicare and can change every year.

Paying for Your Senior Medicare Advantage Plan Insurance

How much you pay for your Medicare Advantage Plan varies and depends on a few different factors. In most cases, if you need a kind of medical service, you will need to rely on the doctors and providers in your plan's service area and network to pay the lowest amounts. In some cases, if you choose to use a service outside of your plan's network of coverage, you may have to pay out-of-pocket.

We encourage you to contact our office today to learn more about Medicare Advantage Plans, how they work, what your options are, and how often you will have to pay out-of-pocket, if at all.

The Senior Medicare Insurance Services Commitment

Since our company was founded, we have led the insurance industry by providing our clients with the most valuable, helpful insurance solutions available. We are fully committed to our current and prospective clients by:

Choosing to focus on personalized, one-on-one service. When you work with our team, know that we will always design your health insurance plan with your best interests in mind.
Listening to your specific needs.
Responding to all inquiries and questions promptly and with a friendly attitude.
Providing you with the best customer service in the senior health insurance industry, whether you have questions or are ready to move forward with a Medicare plan.

Our mission is to help give seniors the best Medicare assistance available so that they may understand the Medicare process and make an informed health coverage decision. We have the knowledge, skills, and experience to assist anyone interested in Medicare. Our personal goal is to become a lifetime resource for our clients and give them greater confidence in choosing their insurance plans.

We do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 8 organizations which offer 82 products in your area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-MEDICARE, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.

Chlorine burn victim lawyer speaks out: 'The pool should have never, ever been open'

Brittan Resorts and its insurance companies will pay $26 million to a N.C. family whose three-year-old child suffered chemical burns while on vacation at Caribbean Resort, according to a news release from the family's attorneys. (Credit: Kenneth Berger)...MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A Myrtle Beach resort will pay a North Carolina family $26 million to settle a lawsuit filed after their three-year-old son endured severe chemical burns after swimming in the resort's pool.The story of now seven-year-old Ashtyn Douglas...

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A Myrtle Beach resort will pay a North Carolina family $26 million to settle a lawsuit filed after their three-year-old son endured severe chemical burns after swimming in the resort's pool.

The story of now seven-year-old Ashtyn Douglas is one we've been following since the beginning.

When then-three-year-old Ashtyn went swimming in the Caribbean Resort and Villa's lazy river in 2020, neither he nor his parents could have predicted how that very plunge would alter his life forever.

The prosecuting attorney for the family Kenneth Berger said following the incident, Ashtyn spent seven days at the UNC Burn Center.

Ashtyn is gonna live with this the rest of his life," Berger said. "Ashtyn is never going to forget, so the people who caused it should never forget either.

He said Ashtyn is still undergoing scar treatments to this day.

“He’s undergone at least five laser treatments and our prayer for Ashtyn is that as he makes it through middle school, high school, and hopefully college, that it’s not any worse than it has to be. You already have bullies out there. You already have this 24/7 social media. It used to be when you went home you were done with it. And now with social media and our fear for Ashtyn, is once other children learn about his injury, or learn about his scars, that there’s going to be a 24/7 cycle that he can’t escape. He’s still undergoing scar treatment at MUSC’s Burn Center," Berger said.

Ashtyn suffered permanent scarring below the waist after encountering dangerously high chlorine levels in the resort's pool, according to Berger.

"The biggest concern is what it’s gonna do to him long-term. You know you think about the first time he’s in a locker room, what middle school is going to be like, what high school is going to be like," he said.

According to the South Carolina DHEC, public pools must provide a daily operation report documenting chlorine and pH levels. But Berger said former Caribbean Resort employee Juan Rivera falsified those reports.

“Juan Rivera was arrested for forging the pool documents. I don’t know where he is now, but one of the surprising things about this case is even after he admitted to falsifying the logs under oath, Caribbean Resort still didn’t fire him until we sent them a request asking when his last day was, when he’d been terminated. We sent out that request more than a month after his deposition. It wasn’t until after they received it, they finally took action and let him go," he said.

ABC15 asked Berger why he thinks the resort didn't immediately terminate Rivera.

He responded that that's one of the big questions in this case.

What we learned was that under the law, the pool should not have even been open that day because the logbooks weren’t in compliance," Berger said. "What the law says is that if those pool chemical logbooks are not in compliance, you’re not supposed to open the pool. The pool should have never, ever been open. Ashtyn should have never gotten those chemical burns.

Why they didn’t immediately let him go after we uncovered the fact that he had been falsifying the logs was one of the big questions that we had in this case. Another thing we learned was even three years after Ashtyn got burned, the pool chlorine levels still weren’t in compliance.

Berger said he spoke with Rivera's department head and asked about those pool logs.

“You had someone who was in charge of the pools who was breaking the law. You had his supervisor when asked if he’d like to know how many times those records had been falsified before Ashtyn got in the pool, his answer was quote, ‘No, I don’t really care.’ And then you had the department head pleading the 5th Amendment more than 20 times when asked about those pool logbooks," he said.

According to South Carolina law, a resort's chlorine levels cannot be over eight on a test strip.

The laws are in place to protect our most vulnerable. To protect children, to protect the elderly. That’s why these chlorine laws are in place," Berger said. "That’s why pool safety laws are in place. In this instance, they were so flagrantly and repeatedly violated that something had to be done. We disposed Juan’s department head and asked him about the pool logs. He pled the 5th Amendment more than 20 times. This wasn’t just Juan Rivera.

In Ashtyn's situation, Berger said the Caribbean's chlorine levels were off the charts.

Berger and the Douglas family hope Ashtyn's situation will be a reminder and cautionary tale for the hospitality industry to protect those in society who are most vulnerable.

“It’s January right now. My hope is that when we get to tourist season, in fact, I hope before then, that the industry takes notice. That not just these defendants, but all Myrtle Beach resorts, all South Carolina resorts. All resorts across the country take notice and institute positive changes that reinforce and prioritize safety above all else. Children’s safety should be resorts’ absolute number one priority," Berger said.

Berger said the family is now focusing their efforts on making sure this doesn't happen to anyone else's child.

“One of the things we learned in this case is that the GM referred to the pools as the money maker, and that’s great, they should be able to make as much money as they want. But they have to do it safely. If you’re going to invite families, if you’re going to lure families to your resorts with pools and great deals, for God's sake make sure they’re safe," he said.

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He said they will go in front of a federal court judge to get settlement approval to make sure Ashtyn's money is properly protected.

Cat robots are serving guests at these Myrtle Beach area restaurants. We’re not kidding

Cheerful Latin music plays as a pair of cat-faced robots deliver steaming plates of fajitas to wide-eyed diners at Adela’s Mexican Kitchen in North Myrtle Beach.“Hello your food is here,” a feminine voice purrs from it’s speakers as the robotic server, pointed ears glowing blue and red, approaches the table.Reach out and touch one of those glowing ears, and “Bella” or “Bobby,” the names given to these feline androids will respond with a wink of the eye on the whiskered display. &l...

Cheerful Latin music plays as a pair of cat-faced robots deliver steaming plates of fajitas to wide-eyed diners at Adela’s Mexican Kitchen in North Myrtle Beach.

“Hello your food is here,” a feminine voice purrs from it’s speakers as the robotic server, pointed ears glowing blue and red, approaches the table.

Reach out and touch one of those glowing ears, and “Bella” or “Bobby,” the names given to these feline androids will respond with a wink of the eye on the whiskered display. “Don’t touch my ears, just pet my head.” The friendly bot emits a little giggle to let you know it’s just joking.

The robotic “food runners” are closely followed by human restaurant staff members who carefully move the meals from the bots four shelves and distribute the food to the customers.

The two Bellabots developed by the ToDo Robotics company have recently arrived on the Myrtle Beach dining scene, where they are making a big impression on visitors, according to Adela’s manager Alejandro Navarrete.

“We have had a big response.” he said, “Kids love it and they keep bringing families back.”

Adela’s Mexican Kitchen first introduced the robots at their Lancaster, South Carolina location and now have them in all three restaurants including North Myrtle Beach, and Waxhaw, North Carolina.

According to the ToDo Robotics website, the Bellabots use 10 cameras and lidar to navigate their way around busy restaurants, their sensors helping them avoid collisions and find their way to programmed tables.

Using artificial intelligence, the robots can interact with customers with hundreds of vocal responses and graphic facial expressions.

Navarrete says that in addition to their entertainment value, the robots provide for additional safety for his staff by carrying hot plates that may burn human hands. The bots also make his staff’s job easier by carrying eight plates at time reducing their number of trips in and out of the kitchen.

While response to the cat bots have been mainly positive, Navarrete says he has seen some social media posts concerned that automation could replace server positions.

Navarrete insists that is not what is happening in his restaurant. “It’s another tool for my crew,” he said.

Stars and Strikes Getaway-n-Play, an entertainment complex that opened last year at the Coastal Grand Mall is also using new technology to entertain and serve.

The high-tech facility reportedly costs $10M and features laser tag, arcade games, bowling, and ax throwing, allowing visitors to make food selections via large touch screens in their entertainment areas.

The refreshments are then delivered to the table or bowling lane by their own pair of feline Bellabots.

In addition to Adela’s and Stars and Strikes, a recent TikTok video shows Dumpling and Seafood in Myrtle Beach using one of their Bellabots to deliver food and the restaurant staff confirms that they have single robot server on duty at their location in the Galleria Shopping Center off Lake Arrowhead Road.

The Mura Restaurant, Bar & Cafe, will serve Korean-inspired small plates, along with teas and cocktails via a conveyor belt that runs around a central bar.

Diners will pick small plates of Asian favorites right off the moving conveyor as it passes. Their plates, ranging from $4 to $11 a piece, are then tallied and added to a tab.

General manager Sung Chun told The Sun News that the conveyor belt will be the first of its kind in the Myrtle Beach area.

Chun said the concept was “just for people to have fun, like, you don’t know 100% what’s to be expected.”

This story was originally published January 31, 2024, 5:00 AM.

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The most popular US tourist attractions by state revealed

Google, where do Americans want to go?The research team at SFT Project analyzed Google search results to determine the most googled tourist attractions in each state over the last year.Overall, Americans were most interested in visiting national parks and outdoor settings filled with nature, with people in 30 states searching for the...

Google, where do Americans want to go?

The research team at SFT Project analyzed Google search results to determine the most googled tourist attractions in each state over the last year.

Overall, Americans were most interested in visiting national parks and outdoor settings filled with nature, with people in 30 states searching for these types of trips more than any other tourist destination.

Myrtle Beach in South Carolina washed away the competition for the top spot most Americans want to visit.

Residents in eight states — Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia — were most excited about booking beach chairs along the Carolina coast.

Seeking a different kind of aquatic adventure, many Americans looked into driving up to the border of the Great White North to see Niagara Falls’ beauty.

People living in Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, Washington and Wisconsin were most drawn by the waterfalls.

Continuing to show Americans’ love of the great outdoors, the Grand Canyon was the third most searched tourist attraction — with residents living in Idaho, Indiana, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and South Dakota most interested in exploring the expansive natural wonder.

Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon aren’t the only national parks attracting Americans.

In fact, visiting a national park is the top type of destination Americans looked into booking, just behind national landmarks, geographical attractions and beaches.

Craving more of a thrill, residents in seven states — Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, Florida and Massachusetts — searched for amusement parks and other entertainment attractions, including Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, Disneyland and Silver Dollar City in Missouri.

Meanwhile, those living in New York, California, Michigan and West Virginia were more interested in visiting historic and cultural sites — the Museum of Modern Art, Alcatraz Island, the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore, respectively.

NYC was also crowned the winner in Time Out’s recent ranking of the 50 best cities in the world.

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For the list, thousands of city dwellers were surveyed about the “food, culture and nightlife scenes in their city and how their city makes them feel.”

The results were paired with insights from 100 Time Out staff writers and editors based in cities around the globe.

Time Out chose New York as this year’s best city “for its quality of life for locals and for its global appeal for visitors.”

The outlet cited the city’s cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the American Museum of Natural History as major draws. Let’s not forget it’s also home to the MoMA, the Guggenheim and several must-see galleries.

Myrtle Beach resort to pay $26 million to family of 3-year-old who was burned in pool

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A South Carolina resort will pay $26 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed after a 3-year-old suffered serious chemical burns in a pool, attorneys for the family said in a news release.The incident happened over the 2020 Memorial Day weekend while the family was visiting Myrtle Beach’s Caribbean Resort,...

The incident happened over the 2020 Memorial Day weekend while the family was visiting Myrtle Beach’s Caribbean Resort, operated by Brittain Resorts.

According to the law firm Trial Lawyers for Justice, 3-year-old Ashtyn Douglas’ injuries were caused by a swimming pool that had “dangerous and illegally high levels of chlorine.”

“The resort looked beautiful, the resort looked safe,” attorney Nicholas Rowley said. “But what was in the water was not only dangerous but illegal.”

The lawsuit alleged that the chlorine level records provided to the South Carolina Department of Environmental Control had been falsified for multiple years.

The family first noticed Ashtyn’s symptoms after leaving the resort to return home, the attorneys said. His condition became worse over several hours before his parents took him to a pediatrician the next morning.

“As a 3-year-old, you don’t understand why it is that you’re in pain, why it is that you’re hurt,” Rowley said. “He was admitted to the hospital for a week where they treated his burns and then had to debride him.” Debridement is defined as the removal of dead tissue from wounds.

Ashtyn was eventually admitted to the University of North Carolina Burn Center, where he was treated for a week, attorneys said.

Ashtyn’s family later contacted DHEC, suspecting the burns came from exposure to elevated chemical levels in the resort’s pool, attorneys said. DHEC subsequently shut the pool down after testing showed dangerously high chlorine levels.

“This corporation and its insurance companies refused to settle this case year after year and refused to accept responsibility for what happened to an innocent little boy,” Rowley said. “The conduct and reckless disregard for the rights and safety of children and their families at this resort was egregious.”

Rowley said in his statement that the resort’s logbook showed normal levels on both days the child was in the pool but that an investigation revealed that a resort worker certified in pool operation filled in data on days that he wasn’t working, including the one when the child was burned.

“This record-setting settlement will not only fully compensate a little boy and his family but will send a powerful message to corporations across the country that callous disregard for the rights and safety of resort guests and children has big consequences,” Rowley said.

Rowley said the jury trial would have been sometime in late spring or summer if the resort hadn’t agreed to pay.

“The one thing that this family has not heard is ‘I’m sorry,'” he said. “The reason why this family brought this case is to make sure this didn’t happen to anybody else, especially another child.”

Nexstar’s WBTW reached out to the resort, which said it had no comment.

Myrtle Beach Branch Campus

PIA’s Myrtle Beach, SC campus is located about 5 minutes from the shore, and the area is a hotspot for concerts, shopping and entertainment.Recipient of the ACCSC 2020 School of Distinction, PIA’s Myrtle Beach Campus is located at the International Technology and Aerospace Park, near South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach International Airport. PIA’s air...

PIA’s Myrtle Beach, SC campus is located about 5 minutes from the shore, and the area is a hotspot for concerts, shopping and entertainment.

Recipient of the ACCSC 2020 School of Distinction, PIA’s Myrtle Beach Campus is located at the International Technology and Aerospace Park, near South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach International Airport. PIA’s airport location provides an ideal atmosphere for aviation training as well as aircraft accessibility to the school’s facilities.

The 26,000 sq ft facility houses classrooms, a learning resource system with a mobile computer lab and publications library, and shop areas for aircraft propulsion systems, electricity, sheet metal, hydraulics, instruments & controls, composite materials, non-destructive testing, and painting.

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Start Dates/Times

Start Dates:

May 6, 2024 September 16, 2024

Hours: 8:00am-3:30pm Monday-Thur/Fri

Student to Faculty

You can feel confident you will get the attention you deserve with an average class size of 15 students per 1 instructor.

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Statistics based on students that graduated in August 2021 through April 2022 as reported to ACCSC.

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Programs Available

The AMT program prepares students for the FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certification Exams.

Tuition & Fees

Tuition (FY 2024-2025)*
Total AMT Certificate Program (4 Terms), 1900 hours	$28,440
Tuition Per Term	$7,110
*Effective September 2024

Tuition (FY 2022-2023)*
Total AMT Certificate Program (4 Terms), 1900 hours	$26,780
Tuition Per Term	$6,695
*Effective September 2022 through August 2024

Books, Tools, & Supplies
The charges for books, tools and supplies are approximate charges and are subject to sales tax where applicable. Prices may change without notice.
Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) Program	$2,069

Other Fees
Registration Fee	$150
Uniform Fee	$100
Technology Fee	$120/term
Materials Fee	$80/term
FAA Airframe & Powerplant Examination Fees	$1,680
Makeup Charges for Excessive Absence	$14.12/hr

Cost of Attendance (COA)

The PIA Financial Aid office establishes standard student budgets each year as a basis for awarding financial aid funds. These budgets are based on actual tuition charges, national average living allowances calculated by The College Board, and include direct and indirect costs for the academic year.

The following cost of attendance example is based on the following assumptions:

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Financial Aid

As you prepare for your education, it’s important to know you’re not alone in navigating your financial plan.

Most students depend on a financial plan that incorporates multiple resources. Together, we’ll explore your eligibility for various financial aid programs, loans, grants and scholarships to help you figure out what’s best for your unique situation.

Here at PIA, we believe that a high-quality education should be delivered with transparency, including understanding how your investment measures with your earning potential. A stable financial plan should have no surprises, and that’s exactly what you can expect when you meet with the PIA Financial Aid Office.

Financial aid is available to those who qualify.

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1038 Shine Avenue, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

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Housing for Students

PIA provides a list of properties that have been used by PIA students in the past as well as several new listings. This list is not a recommendation or guarantee by PIA. In addition, the Internet can also be a powerful tool when searching on one’s own. All arrangements are between the student and the property manager or owner. PIA IS NOT INVOLVED IN THESE AGREEMENTS IN ANY MANNER.

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– Michael Basara

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