The Impact Institute (formerly known as Four County Vocational Cooperative until 2013) was formed by a joint service agreement between eleven school corporations in June 1969. The Cooperative provides career and technical programs, administers adult education and coordinates communications with the Indiana Department of Education and other state agencies. The thirteen school corporations are locat
ed in the five northeast Indiana counties of Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange, Whitley, and Steuben. These school corporations are Central Noble Community Schools, DeKalb County Central United Schools, DeKalb County Eastern Community Schools (whose district also serves as the Local Education Agency), East Noble School Corporation, Fremont Community Schools, Hamilton Community Schools, Lakeland School Corporation, Metropolitan School District of Steuben County, Prairie Heights Community School Corporation, Westview School Corporation, Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools, Smith-Green School Corporation, and West Noble School Corporation.
