{"url_path":"/sec/apei/10-q/2026/item-6","section_key":"item-6","section_title":"Item 6 Exhibits","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-11","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1201792/0001201792-26-000008-index.html","accession_number":"0001201792-26-000008","cik":"0001201792","ticker":"APEI","issuer_name":"AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1201792/0001201792-26-000008-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001201792","primary_entity_name":"AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC"},"word_count":358,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 6. Exhibits \n\nExhibit No.Exhibit Description\n\n10.1*\n[Credit Agreement, dated March 9, 2026, by and among American Public Education, Inc., the Guarantors, the Lenders and Issuing Lenders from time to time party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association (1)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1201792/000120179226000004/creditagreement-apei2026.htm)\n\n10.2*\n[Security and Pledge Agreement, dated March 9, 2026, by and among American Public Education, Inc., the Obligors party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association (1)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1201792/000120179226000004/securityandpledgeagreement.htm)\n\n31.1\n[Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (2)](exhibit311q126.htm)\n\n31.2\n[Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (2)](exhibit312q126.htm)\n\n32.1\n[Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (3)](exhibit321q126.htm)\n\nEX-101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document\n\nEX-101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document\n\nEX-101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document\n\nEX-101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document\n\nEX-101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document\n\nEX-101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document\n\n104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)\n\n*Portions of this exhibit have been redacted or omitted in compliance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b) and will be furnished supplementally upon request to the SEC.\n\n(1)Incorporated by reference to exhibit filed with Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-33810), filed with the SEC on March 12, 2026.\n\n(2)Filed herewith.\n\n(3)Furnished herewith.\n\n    \n\n32\n\nSIGNATURES\n\n \n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.\n\n \n\n  AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC.\n\n /s/ Angela SeldenMay 11, 2026\n\n Angela Selden \n\n President and Chief Executive Officer \n\n (Principal Executive Officer) \n\n   \n\n   \n\n /s/ Edward H. CodispotiMay 11, 2026\n\n Edward H. Codispoti \n\n Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer \n\n (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) \n\n33"}