Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WEGLICKI TIMOTHY T
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC [APEI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
400 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 910		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2013
(Street)

BALTIMORE, MD 21202		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $.01 05/08/2013   S   3,000 (4) (6) D $ 33.9 350,600 (5) I See footnote (1)
Common Stock, par value $.01 05/09/2013   S   30,000 (6) (7) D $ 34.1054 320,600 (8) I See footnote (1)
Common Stock, par value $.01 05/10/2013   S   42,000 (6) (9) D $ 34.8449 278,600 (10) I See footnote (1)
Common Stock, par value $.01               27,242 (3) D  
Common Stock, par value $.01               2,993 I See footnote (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WEGLICKI TIMOTHY T
400 EAST PRATT STREET
SUITE 910
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      

Signatures

 Timothy T. Weglicki   05/10/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Mr. Weglicki is a member of ABS Partners VI, LLC, the general partner of ABS Capital Partners VI, LP, ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP and ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP (together, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC exercises voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the ABS Entities. Mr. Weglicki disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the ABS Entities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Mr. Weglicki is a managing director of ABS Capital Partners, Inc. Mr. Weglicki disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by ABS Capital Partners, Inc. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) Mr. Weglicki directly owns 22,050 shares and indirectly owns 5,192 shares owned by The Timothy T. Weglicki Irrevocable Trust dated March 11, 1999 (the "Trust"), which shares Mr. Weglicki disclaims beneficial ownership of except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) Consists of the following shares sold by the following entities: (a) 2,659 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 47 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 294 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.
(5) Consists of the following shares held by the following entities: (a) 310,775 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 5,501 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 34,324 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.
(6) The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 20, 2013.
(7) Consists of the following shares sold by the following entities: (a) 26,592 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 471 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 2,937 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.
(8) Consists of the following shares held by the following entities: (a) 284,183 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 5,030 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 31,387 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.
(9) Consists of the following shares sold by the following entities: (a) 37,229 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 659 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 4,112 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.
(10) Consists of the following shares held by the following entities: (a) 246,954 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 4,371 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 27,275 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.

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