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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

The guestroom rate includes one (1) complimentary hot breakfast buffet in the hotel restaurant each morning. The rate also includes complimentary parking in the attached garage for registered overnight guests (and complimentary wifi in the guestroom - which is always available to any member of Hilton Honors)

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.


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.

Main Stage Sponsors






Exhibitors

  • Encoura
  • Sallie Mae

There is still time to sponsor or exhibit this year. For questions about sponsorship levels and benefits, contact Kevin Buckley at kevin.buckley.1@louisville.edu.

Call Us!

(859) 233-8509

KYACAC

c/o Transylvania University

Office of Admissions

300 North Broadway

Lexington, KY 40508


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