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EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INCapei2020123110kexh322.htm
EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INCapei2020123110kexh321.htm
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INCapei2020123110kexh312.htm
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INCapei2020123110kexh311.htm
EX-24 - EX-24 - AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INCapei2020123110kexh24.htm
EX-21.1 - EX-21.1 - AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INCapei2020123110kexh211.htm
EX-10.17 - EX-10.17 - AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INCapei2020123110kexh1017.htm
10-K - 10-K - AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INCapei-20201231.htm

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-238535, 333-238536, 333-218015, 333-197086, 333-174105, 333-151789, 333-150454 and 333-147274 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-252980 on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 9, 2021, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of American Public Education, Inc. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of American Public Education, Inc. and subsidiaries' internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of American Public Education, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2020.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
McLean, Virginia
March 9, 2021