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Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Angela K. Selden, Edward H. Codispoti, and Thomas A. Beckett, and each of them singly, as the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for the undersigned, in the undersigned’s name and in the capacity or capacities indicated below, American Public Education, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and any amendments thereto.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date set forth below.
Name Date Title
 
     
/s/ Angela K. Selden March 12, 2026 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Angela K. Selden   (Principal Executive Officer)
     
/s/ Edward H. Codispoti March 12, 2026 Executive Vice President and
Edward H. Codispoti   
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
     
/s/ Daniel S. PiankoMarch 12, 2026 Board Chair
Daniel S. Pianko
/s/ Granetta B. BlevinsMarch 12, 2026 Director
Granetta B. Blevins
/s/ Michael D. BranerMarch 12, 2026Director
Michael D. Braner
/s/ Anna M. FabregaMarch 12, 2026Director
Anna M. Fabrega
/s/ Richard StatutoMarch 12, 2026 Director
Richard Statuto