If you are at least 60 years of age, a South Carolina resident and neither yourself nor your spouse is employed full time, you may qualify to receive a total tuition waiver to take a particular course, or be eligible for a 50 percent discount of the tuition fee. Hours and cost of each course varies. Each campus of Horry-Georgetown Technical College is happy to send you their current schedule and updates if you give them a call. Preregistration is required for all classes. No formal papers or exams are required of the senior students.
Myrtle Beach is one of the country's burgeoning retirement areas.
Classes are normally offered Mondays through Saturdays. The university also offers the Lunch and Learn program where various topics are presented and discussed by experts during a 90-minute lunch session. Contact Judy Fontana at the main number for other information. Although there are several very nice residential areas exclusively for retirees, many choose to live amidst the rest of the population. In fact, retirees can be found in just about every Grand Strand neighborhood.