In 2022, BYU-Pathway participated in the inauguration of a new president and introduced new resources to improve the student experience
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New president inaugurated
Brian K. Ashton was
I consider the creation of BYU-Pathway Worldwide to be the most important and most far-reaching development in the Church Educational System since the creation of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion over a century ago.
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English learning for missionaries
In January 2022,
Needs-based tuition discount expansion
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Facilitating career development
BYU-Pathway began partnering with third-party staffing companies to connect its students with
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Africa Central Area enrollment growth
The Africa Central Area has experienced incredible growth, from 379 students in 2019 to 1,828 in 2022. To open more opportunities to participate in BYU-Pathway, the percentage of students of other faiths allowed to enroll in each gathering group in this area was increased from 20% to 30%.
Implementation of instructional teams
An instructional team consists of an instructor and a team of graders. Dividing teaching and grading responsibilities allows instructors to foster deeper connections with students, provide a consistent grading experience between courses, and decrease the average wait time for grades and feedback. This update will help BYU-Pathway to scale to better serve its ever-growing student population.
Partnering for student success
In another effort to scale, Anthology, a new student information system (SIS) anticipated to be operational in 2024, will allow BYU-Pathway and its partners to better serve all online degree-seeking students. This SIS update will systemically unite institutions in the Church Educational System through streamlined data storage, services, and tools for online students.