Brigham Young University - Idaho

First off, Pathway was a waste of a year of schooling and the credits from it are useless anywhere but BYUI. BYUI online was a disappointment. While the instructors are generally good, support for online students is non-existant - you're on your own. It's nearly impossible to talk to a human and when you do, it's some fresh faced, clueless kid who is neither trained nor compensated but has been duped into volunteering. They lack real world experience and knowledge adequate to answer the most basic... Read More questions or help students make informed choices about course planning. What they will do is defer to automated software, it was grad planner when I was attending, which is difficult to understand and interface with. I quickly grew weary of the requisite "group work" every course I took assigned. No one took those busy work assignments seriously, I saw this both as a student and a TA. As a 40 year old who has been working in a career for over 20 years, I don't need practice learning to collaborate with others on projects just so BYUI advertising can perpetuate the propagandist lie that "just because its online, you're not alone." I'm LDS, grew up LDS, went to LDS seminary in high school, and served a two year mission, was married in the temple and have 5 kids so I could do without the requirement to take religion courses that teach primary school level doctrine. I neither need nor wish to be proslitized at school, I want a degree as quickly as I can get it while working full time. Being forced to take courses about the restoration, the family or whatever does little more than make a long process longer and cost more money. If I could do it over again...I wouldn't. I earned a certificate and couldn't bring myself to go any further as it was using up every minute of time outside work I had to spare while only getting 3 credits/semester.

I am a online student that studies that has taken the pathways program. The cost per credit is cheap(Under $100 per credit) that I do not need financial aid. The online courses are must easier than my high school class(1991 grad). Now hearing this, this college is for students who know what they want and are willing to work with the advisors. The students must plan for their classes themselves and are responsible for their work. If you can not plan and do the work then do not apply. The tech classes... Read More online are very easy since most of them are computer based training videos and online questions. Several of the classes I completed after a few weeks so I can focus on other classes. The only issue I have is working fellow students who ignore their team work or does not speaking English enough to understand the classes. The online professors are expecting you ask for their help if needed. Do not assume the professor to give you all the answers. Otherwise than that, I am overall happy with the classes.

This is an excellent school where they truly care about you learning experience and your future career. They work hard to help you through whatever challenges may come up in your life or education. They provide a faith based program and integrate their values into everything they do. Rarely will you have a class that will not ask for some thoughtful reflection on an applicable principle. You will be expected to incorporate the Honor Code into every aspect of your life. Doing so will help enable you... Read More to be the type of leader that the world needs and will assist you in building your career. The online classes are of exceptional quality and rival any in person lecture. I feel that the education I received there surpassed that of many of my peers who chose other universities. The only challenges I experienced was errors with the I-plan format. Sometimes it would show errors in my earned credits. Fortunately, I noticed the errors and it did not negatively impact me. Another potential issue for some people may be their limited number of online degrees. This wasn't an issue for me because they had the one that I needed. I know that others have been interested in degrees that they do not offer though. The professors are real people and understand real life problems. All of them were willing to work with me when I needed and extension after my boyfriend died. I felt supported and loved even while being a distance student. Several of the professors even reached out to me personally to make sure that I was doing okay.