X0206 3 2022-02-11 0 0001201792 AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC APEI 0001333510 Wilkins Harry T 111 WEST CONGRESS STREET CHARLES TOWN WV 25414 0 1 0 0 EVP, Strategy, Growth & Innov. Common Stock, par value $.01 7527 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 29.13 2031-07-11 Common Stock 24967 D These shares are subject to restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments on January 31, 2023, January 31, 2024, and January 31, 2025. Granted pursuant to the American Public Education, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments on July 12, 2022, July 12, 2023, and July 12, 2024. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney /s/ Richard W. Sunderland, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact 2022-02-16