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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.

Campus Quick Facts

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.

Graduate Placement

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

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Campus Admissions

Dana Smith 843-238-2700 Ext. 2405 [email protected]

Programs Available

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

Tuition & Fees

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:

Myrtle Beach Aviation Maintenance 22-23 Cost of Attendance

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.

Campus Location

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.

Campus Director

“An education is something that no one can ever take away from you. What our students learn at PIA, whether in the classroom or in the shop, will prepare them for an exciting career in aviation.”

– Michael Basara

Approvals and Accreditation

In general, you want to avoid mold, especially in your favorite restaurant.

South Carolina does health inspections for restaurants within Horry County and the surrounding area, with data current as of Jan. 24, 2024.

These were the worst restaurant inspections in the Myrtle Beach area.

Location: 1300 501 Business Highway, Conway

Score: 78 percent

Inspected Jan. 16, 2024, Conway Mart got flagged for several violations. Conway Mart had a consecutive violation for cleanliness, as the inspector found cabinets had an accumulation of debris and grime, a stove had a heavy buildup of grease and carbon and a countertop under a self-serve drink machine had an accumulation of dirt and debris on them.

The inspection found food bags of grits and flour/bread kept in an unfinished storage area with openings to the outside and cups and lids, too. A walk-in cooler had cardboard as shelf lining, as cardboard is not approved for re-use, and a fryer basket had broken/ loose wires.

The inspection also found food not stored at the correct temperatures, but the restaurant corrected the violations.

An onsite follow-up within 10 days is required. No routine inspection is required within 60 days. Failure to fix the violations will result in a further downgrading of Conway Mart.

Location: 1285 38th Ave. North, Myrtle Beach

Score: 82 percent

Inspected Jan. 16, 2024, Capriccio’s had a mold buildup on the interior deflector plate inside an ice machine. During the inspection, roaches were crawling on top of a dish machine, tongs were stored on an oven door handle and a sink had leaking pipes.

A stove was also missing a front trim piece, while a stove and broiler had a grease buildup.

Veal was not kept at the correct temperature, but the restaurant corrected the violations.

An onsite follow-up within 10 days is required. No routine inspection is needed within 60 days.

Location: 2909 North Kings Highway, North Myrtle Beach

Score: 84 percent

Inspected Jan. 19, 2024, most of China Dragon’s issues were chicken-related.

The restaurant stored raw chicken on top of raw beef in a walk-in cooler, which they corrected. Boneless chicken was thawing in a bin of water in a sink, and boxes of chicken sat on the floor in the walk-in cooler.

A container of stored chicken was also not covered.

There were other issues, too. An ice scoop was stored improperly in an ice machine, while an employee left the cookline to take a phone call and returned without washing their hands. The inspection found the restaurant did not defrost a chest freezer, and the shelving of a walk-in cooler wasn’t clean. To-go plates were also not stored correctly, and a cutting board was too cut.

An onsite follow-up within 10 days is required. No routine inspection is required within 60 days.

In May, the Myrtle Beach area will receive an influx of motorcyclists heading to the Grand Strand for two annual bike rallies that bring thousands of people, including many riders from out of state.

Myrtle Beach Bike Week and Black Bike Week are decades-old rallies that come to Myrtle Beach and Atlantic Beach in the spring and over Memorial Day weekend.

Here are the motorcycle laws to follow in South Carolina and Horry County, including when to wear a helmet, how bike parking works and what violates the noise ordinance.

If you are under the age of 21, South Carolina requires you to wear safety goggles or a face shield and a helmet. The helmet has to be approved by the Department of Public Safety and must have a chin or neck strap and be reflective on the sides. Bikers can avoid wearing safety goggles if there is a wind shield on the motorcycle.

Not wearing a helmet or goggles could result in a misdemeanor, a fine of up to $100 and up to 30 days in jail.

In Myrtle Beach, there may be up to two motorcycles in one parking spot and, if the spot is metered, both vehicles must pay for parking.

South Carolina allows up to two motorcycles to ride in one lane of traffic and bikes may not weave in between vehicles.

It is prohibited for any motor vehicle to drive on the beach, marsh or sidewalk. Racing is also illegal in Myrtle Beach.

Horry County specifically prohibits motorcycle “holding,” which is when a motorcycle stops traffic at an intersection so a group may pass by without following traffic signals.

South Carolina law states that no motorcyclist can carry a package or bundle if it prevents them from having both hands on the handlebars. In order for two people to ride on a motorcycle, the bike must have seats for two people.

Bikers must also not have any obscene bumper stickers. This includes bumper stickers with obscene or indecent words and sexual imagery.

Horry County bans motorcycle burnouts and excessive engine revving and acceleration. It also requires engines to have mufflers. Honking for reasons other than a danger warning is prohibited in Horry County as well.

County quiet hours are from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., so drivers must make sure to turn down music and hold off on shouting during that time period.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - The city of North Myrtle Beach is aiming to create a living shoreline in an effort to preserve coastal nature for years to come.

In order to do this, the city needs the community’s help.

On Tuesday, the city will host volunteers at the North Myrtle Beach Parks and Sports Complex from 1 to 4 p.m. to build manufactured wire reefs, also known as MWRs. They’re small cages made of wood and wire.

Once oyster shells are added, though, oysters will be attracted to the cages.

Kevin Swain, a wildlife biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, said with time, the MWRs will grow into pillars in the shoreline ecosystem.

“It’ll basically, within a few years, turn into this fully developed oyster reef,” Swain said.

The term “living shoreline” means the barrier protecting a coastline from erosion is made of living organisms, making it a greener, more natural solution. Additionally, living shorelines don’t erode over time like other kinds of barriers.

“That allows any of that sediment that’s being eroded away by that tidal energy to actually build up behind these oyster reefs and allow all of that spartina grass and all that good marsh grass to extend forward and actually take over all that newly available sediment that’s been deposited there,” Swain explained.

Swain said the reefs will not just allow for more plant growth, but they’ll attract wildlife as well, increasing the overall biodiversity in the area. There will be more fish, crustaceans and even microscopic organisms.

That’s not all, though. You may even notice an improvement in the water quality along the reefs.

“Once these are all established and have adult oysters on them, these oysters are actually filtering water to feed. So, you’re getting improved water quality in the site, as well,” Swain said.

He added that an adult oyster can filter several gallons of water each hour.

Lauren Eckersley, a spokesperson for the city of North Myrtle Beach, said they’re simply doing their best to preserve the city’s beautiful nature.

“We observed that nature needed a little bit of help, so we stepped up to do our part,” Eckersley said.

Swain said he expects to have the MWRs in the water sometime next spring or summer. They’ll be placed at the Heritage Shores Nature Preserve in the Cherry Grove area of North Myrtle Beach. The nature preserve includes a public boat ramp.

Additionally, there will be signs alerting boaters and fishers to the oyster reef, advising them not to harvest the oysters. He said the MWRs will be visible during low tide.

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Our crews saw a home that had its roof completely torn off.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Idalia is moving away from the Carolina coast Thursday morning, but we’re now getting a look at some damage left behind from the storm.

Our WFMY News 2 crews saw damage at beach homes in the Cherry Grove area of North Myrtle Beach. One home had its roof completely ripped off and others had some roof and porch damage.

The damage is likely from an Idalia-spawned tornado that hit the area around 10 p.m. Wednesday.

The National Weather Service will be in the area Thursday to survey the damage and determine if it was a confirmed tornado.

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Meteorologist Christian Morgan

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As we have a little more daylight this morning you can see the damage in North Myrtle from a likely tornado from Idalia last night.

The roof of this house was ripped off. With part of it now floating in the canal behind the house.

More isolated damage than widespread this morning. What Idalia moving out fast.

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