Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, home of the USS Yorktown, lists an SC Teacher ticket at $23 online or $25 onsite, with ID required. The wording is the ticket store’s own, and it doesn’t say whether SC Teachers means teaching in South Carolina or living there.
The rate lives on the ticket store. The museum’s visit page lists online pricing of Adults (ages 13-61) $28, Children (ages 6-12) $23 and Seniors (ages 65+) $25 with no SC Teacher row, so if you only check that page you won’t see it.
How To Get The Patriots Point Teacher Discount
Go to the museum admission page in the ticket store and look for the SC Teacher ticket, listed with “w/ID” at $23.00. The price list reads “SC First Responders, SC Teachers” at $23 (onsite $25), and a note under it says ID required. The store doesn’t name which ID, so check with the museum before you go if you’re unsure what to bring.
What The Ticket Covers
For comparison, the same store lists Adults (13-61) at $28 (onsite $30). The store says a ticket includes access to the USS Yorktown, USS Laffey, the Vietnam Experience Exhibit, and the Medal of Honor Museum. General admission tickets are not date specific and are valid for one year from the date of purchase, which gives you room to pick a day later. They don’t include parking, and they’re non-refundable and valid for one use only. The museum ticket office closes every day at 4 PM.
Free Professional Development For South Carolina Educators
The professional development page says the Professional Development Series is free for South Carolina educators who are currently teaching or hold a South Carolina teaching certificate. That wording is for the series, not for the ticket. The page lists one session, and it has already passed, so we can’t tell you when the next one is. It also notes that registration doesn’t cover the cost of parking.
School Groups
The South Carolina school groups page says programming through the Education Department is free to South Carolina school groups 3rd-12th grade, thanks to funding from the Education Improvement Act. Each school is allotted one chaperone for every 10 students for free, and any chaperones over that number are $17 per person. Extra chaperones have to be paid for in advance, two weeks before the trip date.
The page describes an enriched self-guided option for grades 3-12 that’s limited to the first 50 teachers to register, a structured 2 hour program for 5th grade, and Flight Academy, a 2 hour structured program for grades 8-12. If you’re traveling from outside South Carolina with your students, it points you to the Group Sales team instead.
If you’d rather visit all year, the same page promotes a Friends of the Fleet Membership with free admission year-round.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
The store doesn’t say whether SC Teachers means teaching in South Carolina or living there, so we can’t tell you whether a teacher who lives in another state qualifies. It also doesn’t say which ID it will accept, whether private school or retired teachers are included, or whether the rate covers only the teacher. The store lists no end date for the rate.
Q&A
Does Patriots Point give teachers a discount?
Yes, to SC Teachers. The ticket store lists the SC Teacher ticket at $23 online and $25 onsite, and notes that ID is required.
Do I have to teach in South Carolina?
The store words it as SC Teachers and doesn’t define the term. It lists no teacher rate for other states.
What ID do I bring?
The store says ID required and doesn’t name the type.
Can I buy the ticket at the museum?
The price list shows an onsite price of $25, so there is an onsite rate as well, and the store notes ID required.
Is there a discount for a class trip?
For South Carolina school groups in 3rd-12th grade, programming through the Education Department is free, and each school gets one free chaperone for every 10 students. Extra chaperones are $17 per person.
What if my school is outside South Carolina?
The school groups page points schools traveling from outside South Carolina to the Group Sales team.
More Information:
The details above come from Patriots Point’s own ticket store, visit, school groups and professional development pages as they loaded when we checked, and programs change without notice. See more entertainment discounts for teachers.