Campus Visit
We welcome you to visit the College of Justice & Safety and EKU’s campus.
The University offers two ways to visit campus:
- Spotlight Days
- Weekend Visits
Visit the main EKU Campus Visit Page for more info.
You can also contact the Office of Student & Alumni Services at 859.622.6520 or email Jacinda Bertie to sit in on some classes and visit our buildings.
Driving Directions
- From Cincinnati, Ohio
- Take I-75 South to Lexington, I-75 / I-64 (approximately 8 miles) to I-75 / I-64 split. Continue South on I-75 Richmond / Knoxville. Travel approximately 22 miles to Richmond and depart interstate at exit #87 (2nd Richmond exit). Make a left and cross over the interstate heading East on the Eastern bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. To get to the College of Justice & Safety turn right at Lancaster Avenue. At the first traffic signal turn left on Kit Carson Drive. The Stratton Building is on the right. Visitor parking is available in the large parking lot on the left.
- From Louisville, Kentucky
- Take I-64 East to Lexington, I-75 / I-64 (approximately 8 miles) to I-75 / I-64 split. Continue South on I-75 Richmond / Knoxville. Travel approximately 22 miles to Richmond and depart interstate at exit #87 (2nd Richmond exit). Make a left and cross over the interstate heading East on the Eastern bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. To get to the College of Justice & Safety turn right at Lancaster Avenue. At the first traffic signal turn left on Kit Carson Drive. The Stratton Building is on the right. Visitor parking is available in the large parking lot on the left.
- From Huntington, West Virginia
- Take I-64 West for 104 miles to exit #96 (Fort Boonesborough S. P.) and remain on State Highway 627 until intersecting I-75 at exit #95 (will save 20 minutes road time). Travel approximately 7 miles to Richmond and depart interstate at exit #87 (2nd Richmond exit). Make a left and cross over the interstate heading East on the Eastern bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. To get to the College of Justice & Safety turn right at Lancaster Avenue. At the first traffic signal turn left on Kit Carson Drive. The Stratton Building is on the right. Visitor parking is available in the large parking lot on the left.
- From Lexington, Kentucky
- Take I-75 South and travel approximately 22 miles to Richmond and depart interstate at exit #87 (2nd Richmond exit). Make a left and cross over the interstate heading East on the Eastern bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. To get to the College of Justice & Safety turn right at Lancaster Avenue. At the first traffic signal turn left on Kit Carson Drive. The Stratton Building is on the right. Visitor parking is available in the large parking lot on the left.
- From Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Take I-65 North approximately18 miles to exit #43 (Glasgow) and travel East on the Cumberland Parkway through Somerset to exit #41 on I-75. Travel North on I-75 for approximately 48 miles departing the interstate at exit #87. Turn right at the end of the off ramp and head East on the Eastern bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. To get to the College of Justice & Safety turn right at Lancaster Avenue. At the first traffic signal turn left on Kit Carson Drive. The Stratton Building is on the right. Visitor parking is available in the large parking lot on the left.
- From Knoxville, Tennessee
- Take I-75 North approximately162 miles departing the interstate at exit #87. Turn right at the end of the off ramp and head East on the Eastern bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. To get to the College of Justice & Safety turn right at Lancaster Avenue. At the first traffic signal turn left on Kit Carson Drive. The Stratton Building is on the right. Visitor parking is available in the large parking lot on the left.
