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For the first time, the executive committee of the Church Board of Education for the Church Educational System gathered in Mexico City September 16-18. The committee, which oversees the colleges and universities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, heard about the experiences of students and assessed the impact of BYU–Pathway Worldwide.
Sitting on the committee are two members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church, Elder D. Todd Christofferson and Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Paul V. Johnson of the Presidency of the Seventy, and Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson.
“BYU-Pathway is making such a difference in education for those who have not had the opportunity for a higher education,” said Elder Christofferson. “It makes a huge difference in the lives of individuals and their families, in their Church service, and in all aspects of their lives.”
BYU–Pathway’s newest announcement also promises to make a college education even more attainable by providing access to select bachelor’s degrees that can be completed in three years instead of four through BYU–Idaho and Ensign College.
“This three-year program is going to revolutionize [BYU–]Pathway all over the world because we have an online program [that allows them to] participate from the corners of Africa to the Philippines [and] of course right here in Mexico,” said Elder Ronald A. Rasband.
There are also plans to start offering select bachelor’s degrees in Portuguese starting in 2025. Currently, BYU–Pathway students must be proficient in English.
“I am the product of women who were educated. My mother, my grandmothers were educated, and I think that when our sisters have the opportunity to be educated, they set that example,” shared President Camille N. Johnson.
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