Online University Partners with eLearners.com to Help Adults Continue Their Education
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 12, 2009--
American
Public University (APU) is partnering with eLearners.com on The
Private Sector Career
Stimulus Package, to help educate, empower and employ adult
learners. Through this program, APU is offering 15 academic scholarships
to ease the financial impact of pursuing and completing a respected
online degree with APU, and to help empower and enable recipients to
develop their careers or find meaningful employment. APU is a member
institution of American
Public University System (APUS), an accredited, affordable, online
university system that educates more than 45,000 adult learners
worldwide.
The comprehensive Career Stimulus Package will offer adults access to
online education programs, including up to $4 million in full-tuition
scholarships from partnering institutions, including APU, and job
shadowing programs at participating U.S. companies. A 40-city RV
“Empowerment Tour” will kick off in Denver, June 12, 2009 and end in Los
Angeles on September 9, 2009. The Tour will offer free career coaching
sessions and Education Stations where prospective students may apply for
scholarships online, on the spot.
“A quality education is a key component to your career arsenal,” said
Wallace E. Boston, Jr., President of American Public University. “We are
happy to offer these scholarships to students who might not otherwise be
able to afford to attend college. Our programs are structured with the
working adult in mind, and we know a degree from APU will help them
advance their career.”
APU is offering a total of 15 academic scholarships for new, first-time
APU students to be applied in one of 74 Associate’s, Bachelor’s and
Master’s degree programs. Nearly all costs are covered. Associate’s and
Bachelor’s degree scholarships will cover tuition and textbooks.
Master’s degree scholarships will cover tuition only. Scholarship
recipients are responsible for other applicable program costs and
university fees.
Students interested in an APU scholarship through the Career Stimulus
program should go to www.studyatapu.com/empower
for more information on the program and application procedures. Students
will be required to write a 500-word essay describing their goals and
why they want to obtain a degree. The deadline to apply for an APU
scholarship is October 31, 2009. Scholarships will be announced in
November 2009.
About American Public University
American
Public University is a member institution of American
Public University System (APUS) – an accredited, affordable online
university system. APUS includes American
Military University and educates more than 45,000 adult learners
worldwide. APUS offers 74 degrees through its online undergraduate and
graduate programs. Courses are taught by professors who are experienced
in the real-world subjects they teach. APUS’s curriculum, affordability
and flexibility helps working adults pursue degrees in homeland
security, national security, emergency and disaster management
professional studies, and liberal arts. A university book grant supplies
textbooks at no cost for eligible undergraduate students. American
Public University System is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Public
Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI). For more information, please visit http://www.americanpubliceducation.com.
Source: American Public University
American
Public University System
Renée Williams Hockaday, 703-334-3868
rhockaday@apus.edu