BYU-Pathway Worldwide (BYU-PW) is a higher education organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) announced on February 7, 2017. It is responsible for all online higher education within the Church Educational System (CES).
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History
Although established in 2017, the roots of BYU-PW have been growing since 2009 when PathwayConnect (originally called Pathway) was established as a program of BYU-Idaho. PathwayConnect is a non-matriculated program that makes higher education more attainable for thousands of people. This is done by breaking down barriers of cost, fear, and time. From its creation in 2009, PathwayConnect enrollment has risen exponentially, from 50 original students, to approximately 7,000 students in 2013, to more than 15,000 students in 2017.
On February 7, 2017, the LDS Church announced the creation of BYU-PW to provide strategic oversight and leadership for the church's online higher-education initiatives, which consist of PathwayConnect and online higher education certificate and degree programs developed by BYU-Idaho. Clark Gilbert was appointed to serve as the organization's first president.
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Enrollment
During 2017, BYU-PW served 38,927 unduplicated students (25,574 in PathwayConnect and 15,555 in BYU-Idaho online degree programs). PathwayConnect students participated in 517 locations throughout 43 countries, and BYU-Idaho online-degree students participated in all 50 states and 60 countries.
References
- Salt Lake Tribune Feb. 7, 2017
- Scott Taylor and Tab Walch, Deseret News, Feb. 7, 2017
External links
- BYU-Pathway Worldwide
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