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A closer look.
Delaware State University offers a B.S. in Aviation with Aviation Management, Professional Pilot and Professional Helicopter Pilot concentrations. Its current program page states that the Professional Pilot concentration is not accepting new students. The published airplane curriculum nevertheless identifies private, instrument, commercial, instructor, instrument-instructor and multiengine stages for that pathway. The helicopter curriculum lists private, instrument, commercial and CFI preparation; a separate Army ROTC scholarship route has selection, fitness, medical and service requirements. Flight operations are based at Delaware Airpark in Cheswold. Flight laboratory charges are separate from tuition, and the university warns that several university scholarships do not cover them.
Professional Pilot admission pause
The current aviation page explicitly states that the Professional Pilot concentration is not accepting new students.
Separate flight expenses
Flight laboratory fees are additional to tuition; the page identifies scholarship exclusions and student-paid testing and medical costs.
Selective helicopter scholarship
The ROTC program has separate academic, military, medical and service-commitment conditions, plus scheduled weekday flight availability.
Flight base beyond campus
University flight operations are identified at Delaware Airpark in Cheswold.
Published training options.
The school’s published options are summarized below. Each note explains the training type and what to clarify when comparing the school’s exact course.
B.S. Aviation — Aviation Management
Ask the school for the syllabus, entry requirements, training location and complete cost for this specific option.
B.S. Aviation — Professional Pilot (new admissions paused)
A planned sequence toward professional flying qualifications. Compare the included stages, entry requirements, scheduling commitment and payment milestones.
B.S. Aviation — Professional Helicopter Pilot
A planned sequence toward professional flying qualifications. Compare the included stages, entry requirements, scheduling commitment and payment milestones.
Airplane private, instrument, commercial, CFI, CFII and multiengine curriculum
Preparation for initial and instrument-instructor qualifications. Confirm the prerequisites, aircraft and separate ground, flight and testing requirements for each stage.
Helicopter private, instrument, commercial and CFI curriculum
Training in teaching, lesson preparation and instructional flying. Ask which instructor qualification is included and how practice teaching is assessed.
Army ROTC Helicopter Flight Training Program — selective admission
A helicopter training option. Confirm the course goal, aircraft model, entry experience and whether the program is for initial or already-qualified pilots.
Published curricula are retained with the explicit new-admission pause; the ROTC helicopter route has separate eligibility and obligations.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane · Helicopter
Aircraft models: A current model list was not established from the reviewed sources. Ask which aircraft or training device your course uses.
Dover university academics with flight operations at Delaware Airpark; helicopter delivery arrangements should be confirmed separately.
Do not present the airplane concentration as open to new enrollment. Current assigned fleet models are not established by the manual library.
Training framework & verification
Part 141: Matched to the FAA roster dated 2026-10-19. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school. The workbook does not list individual course approvals or establish training quality.
FAA reference: faa.gov. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school.
PART 141 SOURCE CHECK
FAA roster information.
This listing is matched to the supplied FAA Part 141 roster record. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school; the roster does not list course approvals or establish training quality.
DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
Certificate UDWS188KLocation designator UDWS
Address as recorded: AVIATION PROGRAM, 1200 NORTH DUPONT HIGHWAY, DOVER, DE 19901
Use the faa.gov facility dashboard for future cross-reference. The dated record above reflects the FAA workbook used for this directory update. How we check records
TRAINING FIT
Our school review.
DSU should be evaluated as a university degree and flight-training commitment, with the current admissions restriction addressed before any cost comparison. An airplane applicant needs written confirmation of when, or whether, a new cohort will open. A helicopter applicant must distinguish the academic concentration from the selective ROTC scholarship and its service obligations. Ask for a complete degree-plus-flight budget, including tests and medical examinations. Published aircraft manuals provide useful study resources, but a checklist library alone does not show which airplane or helicopter is available for a particular semester.
An AI-assisted editorial assessment of the school’s published information. This is separate from student feedback. We have not attended or inspected this school.
WHAT THE AVAILABLE FEEDBACK TELLS US
Student review evidence.
Delaware State's individual Niche comments praise community and helpful staff while some describe communication or housing frustrations. The visible writers discuss general university life and other programs rather than pilot training, so these comments cannot establish the aviation department's instruction or flight scheduling. This evidence is too narrow to establish a campus-wide student consensus or typical training outcomes. The limitation concerns what could be verified in accessible sources. Ask for recent references from students pursuing the same certificate at the Dover location, together with a written explanation of scheduling and costs.
How to read this evidence
University-wide individual comments without verified aviation-program attribution.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with recent students who completed my intended training at the Dover location?
- What did those students actually pay, and how often could they complete lessons?
Read the review sources
- Delaware State University Reviews - Niche Third-party source
Individual comments or platform listing; scope and access limits are described in the summary.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
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Questions for Delaware State University.
- When will the Professional Pilot concentration reopen, and is there a waiting list?
- Is my helicopter application for the degree alone or the ROTC scholarship route?
- What flight lab, examination and medical costs are outside my financial-aid package?
- Which aircraft and flight schedule will be assigned to my concentration this academic year?
Sources & listing information.
School facts are compiled from the source material below. Imported record identifiers are retained for traceability and are not presented as proof of current certification.
- ROTC helicopter training requirements
- DSU aviation programs and admission notice
- Flight operations at Delaware Airpark
- Published manuals and checklists
- Source-record reference: checkrides.ioReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
UDWS188K
Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx