The number of students who are 40 years or older has increased dramatically at BYU-Idaho since 2001. There are currently more than four times as many middle-aged students at BYU-I than there were five years ago, said Kevin Miyasaki, BYU-I registrar.
These students come to BYU-I for many different reasons. Some come because of a need to find a good job. Others come because of a desire to finish what they started and never completed in early adulthood. A few even come just because they have a desire to learn.
Leslie Cheret, a sophomore from Idaho Falls, came back because, as she said, “The timing is right.” With her children in school and her husband at work all day, Cheret found she was filling her spare time by reading. [read more]
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