Eastern Kentucky University is a public, non-profit university that was founded in 1906 by the Kentucky General Assembly. Today Eastern Kentucky is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution that comprises five academic colleges. Although, Eastern Kentucky has experienced many changes, its original focus on high-quality instruction, scholarship, and service has remained constant. Through emphasis on these cornerstone vales, Eastern Kentucky University strives to provide intellectual and cultural opportunities that will develop habits of scholarship and intellectual curiosity, provide a deep understanding of American democracy, enable effective and efficient communication, and prepare productive and responsible citizens.

In addition to traditional in classroom learning, Eastern Kentucky also offers students the opportunity to earn associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees online. Through online degree completion students will be able to complete specialized, and in some cases, very diverse degrees. Eastern Kentucky University offers six different start dates for the online programs.