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The Kentucky Association for College Admission Counseling's Annual Conference and Guiding the Way to Impact (GWI) will be held in Lexington, KY at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown. Known as the Horse Capital of the World, ranked #10 for the South's Best Cities by Southern Living and #15 for Best Places to Live in the US by US News and World report, Lexington provides breathtaking natural beauty lives alongside a vibrant creative culture that you’ll want to return to again and again.

Registration, Agenda & Hotel Information

Date: March 4th-6th

Time: Welcome reception begins at 5:30pm on March 4th

Location: Hilton Lexington/Downtown

                  369 W Vine Street

                  Lexington, KY 40507


Register Here!


Conference Hotel

Hilton Lexington/Downtown

369 W Vine Street

Lexington, KY 40507


A personalized booking link has been provided for the conference and can be found here. To utilize the conference rate you must use the booking page and reserve your room by Saturday, February 8th. For more information on the hotel, please check here.


Conference Agenda

For an idea of what to expect, please view last year's conference agenda here.




The Kentucky Association of College Admission Counseling is now accepting proposals for educational sessions for the 2026 Annual Conference and GWI from March 4-6 in Lexington, KY (sessions offered on March 5 and 6). Proposals should be submitted by January 23, 2026. 

Submit Proposal Here!

We highly encourage topics that are salient to the current landscape of secondary and post-secondary education. Preference will be given to sessions proposed by KYACAC members. Our committee will send notifications to form submitters by January 30. Topics may include but are not limited to:

  • Access
  • Data informed decision making
  • Professional and personal development
  • College-going demographic shifts
  • Direct admissions
  • Planning visits & events
  • Best Practices
  • Financial Aid
  • Partnerships & Collaboration
  • Dual Credit
  • Career & Technical Education

If you have any questions contact the Chair of the Sessions Subcommittee, Annie Murphy at amurphy@loucol.com


The KYACAC 2026 Kimberly D Merritt "Achieve Your Dreams" Scholarship application is now live!

Apply Here!

Please encourage your high school seniors to apply for our annual college scholarship award. One $1,000 award will be given for each of the four regions of Kentucky (Northern, Central, Eastern, Western).


Deadline: January 23, 2026

Notifications: February 16, 2026

NOTE: Preference will be given to students from KYACAC member high schools.

Questions? Contact Trinity Walsh (walsht@thomasmore.edu)

KYACAC is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Conference Counselor Scholarship.  

Nominate Here!

The Common App will be sponsoring two fully paid one day registrations for a school counselor to attend the conference on March 5, 2026.

For any questions, contact Charity Ferguson at fergusonc@lindsey.edu.


As part of our conference every year, we take the time to recognize outstanding members within our organization.

Nominate Here!

The following awards are presented:

Rising Star Award

Carolyn Quire Service Award

James L. "Les" Grigsby Award

Student Impact & Success Award

Ray Stines Founder's Award 

KYACAC Supervisor Award


The nomination form will close on February 6, 2026. For any questions, contact Stephanie Dickerson at stephanie.dickerson@louisville.edu


Thank you to our current conference sponsors and exhibitors.

Call Us!

(859) 233-8509

KYACAC

c/o Transylvania University

Office of Admissions

300 North Broadway

Lexington, KY 40508


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