It's great for people who are outside of the traditional student demographic.

Mar 6, 2015
1:43:39pm

Thrill

The numbers vary by survey, but only about 20% of all college students are "traditional students" in the 18-22 age group

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What's the point of a BYU online education?

mudpupper

3/6/15 1:34pm

It's great for those that left BYU/Ricks/etc. prior to finishing their degree.

Dread Pirate Westley

3/6/15 1:37pm

Those situations are good fit for online programs

mudpupper

3/6/15 1:40pm

You're missing a couple of reasons:

UneducatedFan

3/6/15 1:37pm

I think an online program can accomplish two of the three objectives you noted.

CrackerJack

3/6/15 1:41pm

Is it profitable?

Sea Chicken

3/6/15 1:42pm

It's great for people who are outside of the traditional student demographic.

Thrill

3/6/15 1:43pm

A lot of those folks are going to opt for some type of online education

hansel

3/6/15 1:49pm

For non-traditional students, this is the cheapest way to get an education

El Pasco

3/6/15 1:56pm

That tuition rate is only if they go through Pathway.

CrackerJack

3/6/15 1:58pm

Right. There are tens of thousands of members eligible for pathways

El Pasco

3/6/15 2:22pm

I think that is where the growth in CES will occur - Pathway. It seems to be

CrackerJack

3/6/15 2:26pm

Totally agree. This

Snipe

3/6/15 6:38pm

Isn't BYU independent study well known and respected

deejo

3/6/15 1:57pm

Actually it has a reputation for being easy and unmonitored

newbie

3/6/15 2:51pm

Not even close to what I heard from actual students...

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