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American Public Education, Inc. ("APEI") Signs Agreement to Acquire Graduate School USA
Leading Training Provider to the Federal Workforce Diversifies APEI into Skills Training CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public
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[{"type":"text","content":"Leading Training Provider to the Federal Workforce Diversifies APEI into Skills Training\n\n\nCHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) APEI announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Graduate School USA (\"GSUSA\"), one of the leading providers of training to the federal government. GSUSA's extensive portfolio of government agency contracts and customers is tightly aligned to APEI's focus on \"Educating Those Who Serve\" and represents a strong adjacency to American Public University System's (APUS) core military and veteran student populations. The acquisition further advances APEI's focus on career training and degrees that help provide pathways to employment and career advancement.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nGraduate School USA was established in 1921 as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year. GSUSA provides training to the federal workforce through a catalog of over 300 courses specializing in foundational and continuing professional development, as well as leadership training to advance the performance of government agencies through the competency and career advancement of their employees. GSUSA is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) and delivers its training both in-person and through virtual learning.\nGSUSA serves the federal workforce through customized contract training (B2G) to federal agencies and through open enrollment (B2C) to government professionals.\nWith a broad set of over 100 government agency customers, including the Department of Defense and many of its branches, the Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Interior, Justice, and State Department, GSUSA represents a strong complement to APUS's primary student populations.\nGSUSA has served an average of approximately 15,000 open enrollment students in each of the past three years in practice areas like Federal Human Resources Management, Leadership, Federal Financial Management, Communication and Professional Skills, and Acquisition and Contracting through its short-form training courses. In addition, GSUSA provides specialized leadership training and practice management through its centers and training institutes – the Center for...