CHARLES
TOWN, W.Va., April 9,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With over two decades of success
in providing top-quality, career-relevant, online higher education,
American Public University (APU) is expanding its reach to
become a global digital university that integrates emerging
technologies and enhanced teaching and learning opportunities for
faculty and students.
Today, APU enters a new chapter which
includes a new visual identity, a new tagline:
Digital Learning for Real Life™, an expanded global focus, and
a suite of digital student services.
"As a pioneer of online education with over 137,000 alumni from
more than 100 countries, we are embarking on a new journey as we
continue to set the bar higher globally," said Nuno Fernandes, President, American Public
University System (APUS). "The way students want to learn
continues to evolve. We want to prepare our students with
career-relevant skills in a truly 21st century manner."
Since its inception, APU has grown to offer leading-edge,
top-quality education at the associate, bachelor's, master's, and
doctoral degree levels for learners of all backgrounds, thanks to
its flexible online delivery model and relentless dedication to
academic excellence and affordability.
With this next chapter, APU aims to provide students with highly
collaborative learning experiences, AI-powered classroom support,
and a host of personalized digital services that will help to
prepare them for the challenges of tomorrow.
"We are looking
to provide a more engaging
learning experience that leverages emerging technologies
to foster connections and a deeper sense of community and continues
to be asynchronous in nature,
but human by design," Mr. Fernandes added.
Already, APU students can access – at no added cost –
personalized career coaches, and 24/7 mental
health support, both in multiple
languages; AI-based career services; and numerous online
practical work experience opportunities. For example, APU plans to
make Microsoft Copilot available to students starting in summer
2024, and faculty are scheduled to gain access in late spring.
"When students attend college, they expect
the same level
of digital experiences that they receive
in other parts of their lives," said Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, Provost of APUS. "It's time
to rethink online education. Equipping our students to compete in a
fast-changing world requires fostering a greater understanding of
artificial intelligence, cultivating their ability to build
meaningful human connections, and instilling in them a sense of
greater resilience."
APUS is comprised of two brands, American Public University
(APU) and American Military University (AMU),
which combined have more than 90,000 active students, including
numerous working adults, active-duty U.S. military, veterans, and
their families. The above-mentioned services will be available to
all APUS students.
APUS offers over 200 programs with nearly 1,640 full and
part-time faculty. Average class sizes are 19 students at the
undergraduate level and 11 students at the graduate level. As of
September 2023, almost 40 percent of
APUS students self-identify as being from diverse backgrounds, such
as Asian, African American, American Indian, Hispanic, and
Latino.
For more info on career
services, visit: https://www.apu.apus.edu/career-services/.
For more info on mental
health services, visit:
https://www.apu.apus.edu/help/university-information/cognitive-mental-health-resources/.
American Public University
American Public University (APU) offers digital learning for
real life. Through top-quality, career- relevant, affordable higher
education programs and services, APU helps improve the lives of our
students and their communities. APU and American Military
University (AMU) are part of the
accredited American Public University System (APUS), which has prepared over 137,000 alumni for
success.
APUS, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC),
an institutional accreditation agency recognized by
the U.S. Department of Education, is in the top 11% for
students' return on educational investment, compared to 4,500
colleges and universities nationwide, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the
Workforce (2022)1. APUS is a wholly owned subsidiary of
American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI).
1American Public University System ranked in the Top 11% for return on educational investment, compared to
4,500 colleges and universities in the
United States, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and
the Workforce report.
CONTACT
Frank Tutalo
Associate Vice President, Public
Relations, APUS
FTutalo@apus.edu
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