American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) reported quarterly earnings of $0.52 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.36 by 44.44 percent. This is a 2700 percent increase over losses of $(0.02) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $171.731 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $170.884 million by 0.50 percent. This is a 5.51 percent increase over sales of $162.766 million the same period last year.