Businessweek

American Public Education, Inc. provides online postsecondary education serving the communities of military and public service. The company operates through two universities, American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU), which together constitute the American Public University System (APUS). The company’s universities share a common faculty and curriculum, which includes 87 degree programs and 69 certificate programs in disciplines related to national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, criminal justice, technology, business administration, education, nursing, and liberal arts. The company serves approximately 110,000 students living in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, as well as in various international locations. Curriculum and Scheduling The company offers 156 degree and certificate programs. Academic terms begin with approximately 2,230 classes in approximately 1,020 courses starting each month in either 8- or 16-week formats. At the graduate level, the company offers degree programs in the following disciplines Master of Arts in criminal justice, emergency management and disaster management. history, homeland security, humanities, intelligence studies, international relations and conflict resolution, legal studies, management, military history, military studies, national security studies, political science, psychology, reverse logistics management, security management, and transportation management and logistics; Master of Business Administration; Master of Education in administration and supervision, guidance counseling, and teaching; Master of Public Administration; Master of Public Health; and Master of Science in accounting, environmental policy and management, information technology, space studies, sports and health sciences, and sports management. At the undergraduate level, the company offers degree programs in the following disciplines: Bachelor of Arts in child and family development, criminal justice, emergency and disaster management, English, general studies, history, homeland security, hospitality management, intelligence studies, international relations, management, marketing, middle eastern studies, military history, military management and program acquisition, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, retail management, reverse logistics management, security management, sociology, and transportation and logistics management; Bachelor of Business Administration; Bachelor of Science in accounting, criminal justice, environmental studies, fire science management, information system security, information technology, information technology management, legal studies, nursing, public health, space studies, and sports and health sciences; Associate of Arts in business administration, communication, counter-terrorism studies, criminal justice, early childhood care and education, general studies, history, hospitality, management, military history, real estate studies, retail management, and weapons of mass destruction preparedness; and Associate of Science in accounting, computer applications, database application development, explosive ordnance disposal, fire science, paralegal studies, public health, and Web publishing. History The company was founded in 1991. It was formerly known as American Military University, Inc. and changed its name to American Public Education, Inc. in 2002.