The acquisition provides entry into the workforce vocational training market

CITY OF CHARLES, W.Va., January 3, 2022 / PRNewswire / – American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of The Graduate School United States (“GSUSA”), in force January 1, 2022. GSUSA is a leading training provider for the federal workforce with a broad portfolio of government agency clients. The acquisition reinforces APEI’s focus on training and credentials that help open pathways to employment and career advancement.

Washington DCGSUSA’s mission is closely aligned with APEI’s emphasis on “service education” and represents a strong complement to the military and veteran student populations of the American Public University System (APUS), as well as to nursing and healthcare student populations at Rasmussen University and Hondros College nursing.

“Training service-minded students is the common thread that unites our common mission, and we are delighted to welcome GSUSA’s strong federal training capabilities into the APEI family,” said APEI CEO Angela Selden. “We believe we can leverage our shared values ​​and deep expertise to deliver a superior customer experience to our federal customers and create more value for our shareholders. “

The assets acquired from GSUSA – which provides its training both in person and through virtual learning – will function as a new stand-alone unit of APEI and continue under the name GSUSA.

GSUSA serves the federal workforce through personalized contract training (B2G) to federal agencies and open enrollment (B2C) to government professionals. Its clients include more than 100 government agencies such as the Ministry of Defense and several of its branches; the Ministry of Internal Security; Ministry of Health and Social Services ; Ministry of the Interior; Department of Justice; and the State Department.

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GSUSA’s training catalog includes over 300 courses focused on continuing federal professional development and leadership training to improve the performance of government agencies through the skills and career advancement of their employees. GSUSA has trained tens of thousands of government employees in practice areas such as federal human resource management, leadership, federal financial management, communication and professional skills, and procurement and contracting. through its short training courses. In addition, GSUSA offers specialized leadership training and practice management through its training centers and institutes – the Center for Leadership and Management, the Federal HR Center of Excellence® and the Government Audit Training Institute® (GATI) .

About American Public Education

American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI) educates the service-minded student by providing higher education and career-oriented training that enables pathways to employment and career advancement. APEI operates through four wholly owned subsidiaries and provides business services to each. American public university system, which operates through American Military University and American Public University, is the primary educator of military students and active duty veterans and serves approximately 90,000 adult learners around the world. APUS is regularly cited as one of the most affordable universities in United States. Rasmussen University is a 120-year-old institution that serves approximately 16,900 students across its 23 campuses and student service centers in six states and online. It is a nursing and health-focused institution that also includes schools of business, technology, design, preschool education, and justice studies. Hondros College nursing “Creates new nurses” by training pre-graduate nursing students on its six campuses in Ohio and one in Indiana and is the largest PN nurse educator (LPN) in the state of Ohio with approximately 2,300 students. High school United States is a leading training provider for the federal workforce with a broad portfolio of government agency clients. It serves the federal workforce through personalized contract training (B2G) to federal agencies and open enrollment (B2C) to government professionals. APUS and Rasmussen are both accredited by the Higher Learning Commission with the designation Open Pathway. Hondros is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Schools of Health Education. GSUSA is accredited by ACCET. For more information, visit www.apei.com.

Forward-looking statements

Statements made in this press release about APEI or its subsidiaries that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections regarding APEI and the industry. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “seek”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “Plan,” “should,“ “will” and “would.” These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the expected benefits of acquiring substantially all of the assets of GSUSA, expectations regarding the continuation of GSUSA activities and plans for recent, current and future initiatives, including as regards integration with APEI and its other institutions.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to: integrating GSUSA into the APEI, maintaining, developing and expanding customer relationships, including GSUSA’s relationships with the federal government and its employees , the effects, duration and severity and response of APEI to the COVID-19 pandemic; APEI’s ability to effectively market the programs of its institutions; APEI’s ability to maintain strong relationships with the military and maintain enrollment of military students; the dependence of APEI on its technological infrastructure; strong competition in the market for post-secondary education and non-traditional offerings; and the various risks described in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in the APEI Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended. December 31, 2020, Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021, and other documents filed with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The APEI assumes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future. .

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