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Published prices, sourced · Updated August 2, 2026

Flight academies in South Carolina

Each academy's published fixed-price program cost, from its own pages. An academy is full-time and integrated, the fastest route to the certificates, but it does not lower your 1,500-hour airline minimum. These are published prices, not quotes.

Rather train hourly and local? See South Carolina flight schools

Showing 1–2 of 2 academies.

  • LIFT Academy (Republic Airways)

    Part not stated

    South Carolina locations· Four US campuses, owned by Republic Airways

    Myrtle Beach

    Published prices

    Career Pathway (from zero time)
    $120,000
    Career Pathway (entering with a Private certificate)
    $85,290
    Career Pathway (entering with Private and Instrument)
    $57,705

    From LIFT Academy (Republic Airways)'s own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$57.7K

    Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately.

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  • ATP Flight School

    Part 141

    South Carolina locations· 87 training centers nationwide

    Greenville (GMU)

    Published prices

    Airline Career Pilot Program (from zero time)
    $123,995
    Airline Career Pilot Program (credit for solo)
    $100,995
    Airline Career Pilot Program (with private certificate)
    $90,995

    From ATP Flight School's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$91K

    Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately.

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Figures are each academy's own published program prices, dated. They are not quotes, and an academy does not lower the 1,500-hour airline minimum. PilotBound is not affiliated with the academies. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Common questions about South Carolina flight academies

How much does an accelerated flight academy cost in South Carolina?
The 2 South Carolina academies here that publish a flat program price run from $57,705 to $90,995, each figure from the academy's own pricing page, checked August 2, 2026. The packages differ in ratings covered, included hours, and overage policy, so the sticker is where the comparison starts, not where it ends.
Does an accelerated academy in South Carolina get you to the airlines faster?
It compresses the training itself, but it does not lower the 1,500-hour ATP minimum. Only a qualifying aviation degree does that, under 14 CFR 61.160, which lowers the restricted-ATP minimum to 1,000 hours for a bachelor's or 1,250 for an associate's. Most academy graduates instruct to build the remaining hours, often at the academy that trained them.
Are these South Carolina academy prices current?
Each figure is the academy's own published program price with a link to the source and the date we read it, most recently August 2, 2026 for South Carolina. Prices are re-checked on a monthly cycle, and an academy can correct or remove its listing anytime. A published sticker is not a personalized quote; confirm the current price with the academy before you budget.