Lots of changes? "The live webcast of its third quarter 2019 earnings conference call will be broadcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. This call will be open to listeners through the events and presentations section of... — read more
Topics regarding layoffs at American Public University System
Leadership transition
"American Public Education, Inc. APEI, -5.63% – parent company of online learning provider American Public University System (APUS) and campus-based Hondros College of Nursing (HCN) – announced today that its Board of Directors named Angela Selden as... — read more
Earnings today...
https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=APEI&action=getcompany&owner=exclude
Purdue Global is winning, kind of
Purdue University Global has been able to win over Walmart and they may be getting millions from the Department of Labor. http://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/2019/06/purdue-university-doubling-down-with.html... — read more
Barely profitable
Revenues down, still profitable--but barely so. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1201792/000120179219000006/apeiq10331201910q.htm
American Public Education: Short This Stock As Students Close The Books On Formal Education
"Given the headwinds I expect APEI to face in the coming years, I believe the company will not live up to its current valuation, and is overvalued on a discounted cash flow and multiple basis."... — read more
Your competitor Bridgepoint/Ashford
How does Ashford (Bridgepoint), your competitor for TA money, stay in business? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/WnxDuXV
Enrollment flat or down...but profits up?
How is APUS making more profits as their enrollment stays flat or declines? "As of September 30, 2018, APUS student enrollment increased 1.4% to 82,200 students, compared to the second quarter of 2018. APUS student enrollment decreased by... — read more
How can you compete against Purdue University Global?
Purdue University Global is advertising in Army Times.
Competitor National American University in Tailspin
NAUH looks like toast. https://www.thelayoff.com/nau
AMU competitor may be in trouble
Trident University may be in trouble for disrespecting grieving widows. Most of their students are military, vets, and their spouses. https://www.thelayoff.com/trident-university-international
Enrollment continues to decline
"In the first quarter of 2018, net course registrations by new students at APUS declined 11% and total net course registrations declined 4% compared to the prior year period. However net course registrations by returning students only declined by 3%... — read more
Workforce reductions
"American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is up 3.8% and tagged a new four-year high after weekend word that it committed to a workforce reduction plan."... — read more
Enrollment down...again
Net course registrations at APUS decreased 7.9% to approximately 163,700 during the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. The company "believes that the decrease in APUS’s net course registrations for the six months... — read more
APUS making "political investments"
APUS has to continue paying for influence. https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=H5300
College Meltdown
APUS is apparently part of the US College Meltdown. http://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/
Why has APUS enrollment dropped so dramatically?
APUS enrollment has dropped 11% year over year. Anybody have a reason for this drop?
Hondros Accreditation
Any news on Hondros' accreditation? I see they are trying to get accreditation from Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) a national accreditor for allied health schools... — read more
Enrollment way down. Enrollment projections also bad
Total enrollment at APUS slipped 8%, owing to a decline in enrollment of students using Federal Student Aid (FSA) and Tuition Assistance (TA) program – a trend over the past few quarters. New student enrollments at APUS -22%. New enrollment of... — read more
Any chance full-time teachers will organize?
Any chance full-time teachers will organize? If not, what do you plan to do if conditions worsen?
Manchin Proposing Bill to Give More Access to For-Profit Colleges on Military bases
"Just as America’s veterans organization are coming together to demand better government protection against deceptive and abusive practices by for-profit colleges, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) seems to want to move in the opposite direction, pushing an... — read more
Military downsizing means reductions in DOD TA money
About 55,000 students get to go to APUS for free, using TA. With military reductions in force coming, it should affect student enrollment. Some may continue using the GI Bill, but I wonder how many will try another school.
Reality of Layoffs at APUS The Fear Factor
In the last couple of years there have been layoffs 'only' in the Academic area - the part of the school that is truly needed for students. The upper echelon has not suffered at all during any layoffs, drops in enrollment, and so forth. The upper... — read more
Enrollment Continues to Drop
Six percent reducation in enrollment. New enrollment down 16%............http://www.marketwatch.com/story/american-public-education-reports-first-quarter-2015-results-2015-05-11?siteid=nbsh
Obama Proposes Free Community College
As ABC News says, it's more of a "political pipe dream." But more progressive states can do this.....http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-proposes-publicly-funded-community-college-28105522
Stock Up, Students Down
Yes, the gravy train at the for-profit colleges that prey upon veterans is slowly ending..... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-public-tops-earnings-sales-142001967.html
For Profit Schools will go extinct
And all APEI folks will be laid off
American Public Education, Inc
American Public Education, Inc. owns this school - they are publicly traded (symbol APEI on NASDAQ) - 100K online students (so they claim), pricey and I am puzzled with their ability to attract such a large group of students.