Impact Institute Making An
by Jerry Hostetler
Impact Institute, formerly known
as well as adult education classes
as Four County Area Vocational Cothroughout schools in our area. Their
operative (FCAVC) has been offering
focus is to serve the needs, primarily of
vocational training and administerhigh school students, pursuing vocaing adult education to the citizens of
tional education in everything from
northeast Indiana since 1969. They are culinary arts to marine mechanics.
headquartered in Kendallville, but they Impact Institute serves 11 schools in
offer high school vocational classes
northeast Indiana including Westview.
Left to right: Ina Hostetler, Impact participant; Rod Knox and Jackie Christman, Impact employees.
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There are 14 different vocational programs offered by Impact Institute (see
accompanying sidebar).
In addition to the vocational programs offered by Impact Institute they
also offer an adult education program.
These programs offer anyone in the
four-county area, age 16 and up, the
opportunity to pursue a General Education Degree (GED).
According to Rod Knox, Outreach
Coordinator at Impact Institute, the
LaGrange County Community Foundation (LCCF) has played a major role
in bringing adult education to this
area. Knox stated, “Through the LCCF,
Impact Institute received a grant to
increase the number of participants
that could pursue adult education.”
He emphasized that LCCF recognized
the need in the area to help further
educate the adult population and that
would ultimately provide an educated
and skilled workforce which will benefit LaGrange County businesses and
the citizens of the county.
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