Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Camden Partners Strategic Manager, LLC
   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)
500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2009
(Street)

BALTIMORE, MD 21202		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 03/16/2009   S   13,000 (1) D $ 40.12 (2) 90,088 I See Footnote (3)

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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
Camden Partners Strategic Manager, LLC
500 EAST PRATT STREET
SUITE 1200
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      
Camden Partners Strategic III, LLC
500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      
CAMDEN PARTNERS STRATEGIC FUND III LP
500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      
CAMDEN PARTNERS STRATEGIC FUND III-A LP
500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      
BERKELEY RICHARD M
C/O CAMDEN PARTNERS
500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      
HUGHES DONALD W
C/O CAMDEN PARTNERS
500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      
JOHNSTON RICHARD M
C/O CAMDEN PARTNERS
500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      
WARNOCK DAVID L
C/O CAMDEN PARTNERS
500 EAST PRATT ST, SUITE 1200
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Camden Partners Strategic Manager, LLC By Donald W. Hughes, Managing Member   03/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Camden Partners Strategic III, LLC, By Donald W. Hughes, Managing Member   03/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Camden Partners Strategic Fund III, LP, By Camden Partners Strategic III, LLC, its General Partner, By Camden Partners Strategic Manager, LLC, its Managing Member, By Donald W. Hughes, Managing Member   03/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 By Camden Partners Strategic III, LLC its General Partner, By Camden Partners Strategic Manager, LLC, its Managing Member, By Donald W. Hughes, Managing Member   03/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Donald W. Hughes, Attorney-in-Fact   03/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Donald W. Hughes   03/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Donald W. Hughes, Attorney-in-Fact   03/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Donald W. Hughes, Attorney-in-Fact   03/17/2009
**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) The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plans dated May 20, 2008, which are intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1.
(2) The price of $40.12 per share represents a weighted average of sales prices ranging from $40.00 to $40.21 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price.
(3) Consists of 83,529, 3,471, and 3,088 shares of Common Stock directly owned by Fund III, Fund III-A and David L. Warnock, respectively. CPSM, CPS III and the Managing Members may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of the Common Stock owned by the Funds as a result of the relationships described in the Remarks section. CPSM, CPS III and each of the Managing Members disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock held directly by the Funds and David L. Warnock, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein. Each of the Funds and David L. Warnock disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock held by the other, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
This report is being filed by Camden Partners Strategic Manager, LLC, as the managing member of Camden Partners Strategic III, LLC. This report includes reports by members of Camden Partners Strategic Fund III, L.P. and Camden Partners Strategic Fund III-A, L.P. This report is being filed jointly by Camden Partners Strategic Manager, LLC ("CPSM"), Camden Partners Strategic III, LLC ("CPS III"), Camden Partners Strategic Fund III, L.P. ("Fund III"), Camden Partners Strategic Fund III-A, L.P. ("Fund III-A"), Donald W. Hughes, David L. Warnock, Richard M. Johnston and Richard M. Berkeley (the "Managing Members") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The Managing Members are the managing members of CPSM, which is the managing member of CPS III. CPS III is the General Partner of Fund III and Fund III-A (such funds together, the "Funds"). The Funds may each be deemed a director by deputization as a result of David L. Warnock, a managing member of CPSM, serving on the board of directors of American Public Education, Inc.

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