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BYU-Pathway Worldwide continues to grow and capture the world’s attention with its innovative approach to higher education

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Elder David A. Bednar, Elder Quentin L. Cook, Sister Jean B. Bingham, and Elder Robert C. Gay, along with Elder Kim B. Clark, Church Commissioner of Education, and President Clark G. Gilbert with his wife, Christine.

EXPANDING CHURCH EDUCATION

BYU-Pathway Worldwide: “A monumental moment in Church education”


The Ensign featured BYU-Pathway’s mission, programs, and several student success stories to show how the organization brings affordable, gospel-centered higher education to 鶹ý in all circumstances. In a special with the Church Board of Education Executive Committee, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland called BYU-Pathway’s growth a “monumental moment in Church education.”

EXTENDING OUR REACH

New virtual classrooms for PathwayConnect 鶹ý


BYU-Pathway extended its reach by offering virtual gatherings worldwide, bringing affordable higher education to individuals previously too distant to attend PathwayConnect gatherings in person, while maintaining a focus on helping 鶹ý connect with one another and learn collaboratively.

Missionaries

Returned missionaries now pre-approved for enrollment in PathwayConnect


BYU-Pathway announced that all young returning missionaries are to PathwayConnect in an effort to provide greater opportunities for affordable higher education and to ease their transition from mission life.

Elder Uchtdorf invites people to “come and see” what BYU-Pathway Worldwide is all about


Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, encouraged 鶹ý to to enroll in BYU-Pathway: “I promise you that you will feel the love, gratitude, and blessings of the Savior — in their lives and yours.”

Welfare and Self-Reliance
President Gilbert trains Welfare and Self-Reliance managers at BYU-Pathway headquarters.

BYU-Pathway and Self-Reliance team up to provide educational opportunities


BYU-Pathway partnered with Welfare and Self-Reliance to work more closely with local priesthood leadership and to of the educational opportunities BYU-Pathway provides.

TRANSFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION

Ensuring the success of at-risk 鶹ý entering college


This article from President Clark G. Gilbert explains how BYU-Pathway helps 鶹ý at risk of not completing their degree succeed in higher education through a certificate-first approach that provides meaningful academic milestones and motivates 鶹ý to remain enrolled at each stage of their academic journey.

A private college degree for less than $9,000: How BYU-Pathway Worldwide is disrupting higher education


BYU-Pathway is disrupting traditional higher education through its remarkably low tuition rates and by providing educational access to a worldwide student body.

Graduation
President Gilbert trains Welfare and Self-Reliance managers at BYU-Pathway headquarters.

A certificate, then a degree


President Gilbert and co-author Michael B. Horn explain how implementing a certificate-first degree approach helps combat student debt and dropout rates by providing marketable skills and credentials that encourage 鶹ý to remain enrolled. This article was selected as one of the most impactful articles for Education Next in 2019.