CHARLES
TOWN, W.Va., Oct. 20,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move that highlights the
company's ongoing commitment to recruit, hire, promote, and retain
military spouses, American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI)
has joined the U.S. Department of Defense's Military Spouse
Employment Partnership (MSEP). APEI was among several new members
officially announced at a Wednesday ceremony held in Alexandria, Virginia.
"We are honored to continue helping military spouses and service
members realize their career potential through this meaningful
partnership," said Angela Selden,
President & CEO of APEI. "We have built our reputation on
serving the veteran, military and public service communities, and
our institutions of advanced learning are purpose-built to help
prepare service-minded students for leadership in a diverse and
changing world."
APEI joins roughly 700 employers in the MSEP program. Since its
inception in 2011, MSEP employers have hired over 275,000 military
spouses.
"APEI has long recognized that there are numerous qualified
military spouses nationwide who have strong skill sets aligning to
our diverse needs in higher education," said Román Ortega, senior
vice president of student success for American Public University
System (APUS), who represented APEI at Wednesday's partner
induction ceremony. "As a University that counts numerous military
spouses as both students and employees, we understand this
underserved population's challenges in today's workplace."
Ortega focuses on student success at American Military
University (AMU), which was founded in 1991 as a distance-learning
institution for military officers seeking degrees. He is also a
Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.
APUS, whose mission is to provide online higher education to the
military and public-service communities by offering accessible,
affordable online programs through AMU and American Public
University, is a wholly owned subsidiary of APEI.
The partnership is another validation point of APEI's commitment
to serving those who serve, plus their families. For a list of open
positions at APEI, visit here.
APUS recently announced a Veteran Tuition Grant program that
enables veterans of the U.S. military, their spouse,
parents, legal partner, siblings, and dependents to receive a ten
percent (10%) grant on all undergraduate and graduate education
programs.* For more info, visit here.
About Military Spouse Education and Career
Opportunities
The Defense Department established
the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program to
provide education and career assistance to military spouses
worldwide, offering free comprehensive resources and tools designed
to help spouses meet their career and education goals. Resources
include free career coaching services, the My Career Advancement
Account Scholarship, the Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot
and the Military Spouse Transition Program.
About American Public Education:
American Public
Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI), through its
institutions American Public University
System (APUS), Rasmussen University, Hondros College of Nursing, and Graduate
School USA (GSUSA), provides
education that transforms lives, advances careers, and improves
communities.
APUS, which operates through American Military University and
American Public University, is the leading educator to active-duty
military and veteran students** and serves approximately 89,300
adult learners worldwide via accessible and affordable higher
education.
Rasmussen University is a 120-year-old nursing and health
sciences-focused institution that serves approximately 13,900
students across its 22 campuses in six states and online. It also
has schools of Business, Technology, Design, Early Childhood
Education and Justice Studies.
Hondros College of Nursing focuses
on educating pre-licensure nursing students at eight campuses (six
in Ohio, one in Indiana, and one in Michigan). It is the largest educator of PN
(LPN) nurses in the state of Ohio*** and serves approximately 3,000 total
students. Graduate School USA is a
leading training provider to the federal workforce with an
extensive portfolio of government agency customers. It serves the
federal workforce through customized contract training (B2G) to
federal agencies and through open enrollment (B2C) to government
professionals.
Both APUS and Rasmussen are institutionally accredited by
the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an institutional
accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of
Education. Hondros is accredited by
the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education
Schools (ABHES). GSUSA is accredited by the Accrediting
Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET). For
additional information, visit www.apei.com.
*Veterans tuition grants cannot be combined with other
university grant offers. Only one tuition grant can be applied per
course registration.
**Based on FY 2019 Department of Defense tuition
assistance data, as reported by Military Times, 2020, and Veterans
Administration student enrollment data as of 2023.
***Based on information compiled by the National Council of
State Boards of Nursing and Ohio
Board of Nursing.
CONTACT
Frank
Tutalo
Director of Public Relations, APUS
FTutalo@apei.com
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