Kankakee Area Career Center

What Kankakee Area Career Center does

Kankakee Area Career Center (KACC), also operating under the formal designation Kankakee Area Regional Vocational Education System (KARVES), is a public career and technical education institution located at 4083 N 1000 W Road, Bourbonnais, Illinois. Founded in the early 1970s and currently employing 43 staff, KACC delivers vocational instruction to high school juniors and seniors who are referred through joint agreements with 17+ partner districts including Kankakee, Bradley-Bourbonnais, Manteno, Momence, Watseka, Herscher, Beecher, Peotone, Bishop McNamara, and Crete-Monee. The center runs three daily sessions and offers 13 program tracks spanning Automotive Technology, Aviation, CNA Training, Computer Technology, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Engineering and Design, Fire/Rescue/EMR, Foundations of Education, Law Enforcement, Medical Terminology, Multimedia Video Production, and Welding Technology, supplemented by SkillsUSA competition programming, National Technical Honor Society induction, dual college credit, and a Career Services Department handling coaching, internships, and signing-day workforce placement.

The business model is a public-sector vocational cooperative rather than a commercial enterprise. KACC is governed by a Board of Education under Illinois school code, funded through inter-district tuition, state CTE aid, and federal Perkins funding, and led by Executive Director Matthew Kelley with Principal Timothy Guerin. There is no commercial pricing, no revenue disclosed, and no M&A or capital-raising activity. Channels are limited to a single campus, a website (kacc-il.org), Facebook and Instagram presences, an email newsletter, and a counselor-driven referral network through sending high schools. Recurring competitive success at state and national SkillsUSA events, including a 2011 national gold medal and World Competition representation, functions as the institution's primary brand asset rather than any technology platform. The underlying technology stack is administrative — Infinite Campus for the parent portal, RevTrak for purchases, and SOCS for web — with no proprietary software, no API surface, and no AI capabilities disclosed.

Name

Kankakee Area Career Center

Legal name

Kankakee Area Career Center

Website

https://kacc-il.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kankakee Area Career Center (KACC) is a publicly funded regional career and technical education center in Bourbonnais, Illinois, serving high school juniors and seniors from 17+ partner districts through 13 vocational program tracks, SkillsUSA competition programming, and employer-aligned career placement services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career and Technical Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Career Readiness & College Prep (In-School) (EDAJAFAM), Career Services & Career Readiness (EDALABAB), College & Career Counseling (Admissions, Scholarships, Pathways) (EDAJALAE)

Keywords

• Career and technical education
• Vocational training programs
• High school CTE
• Technical skills training
• Workforce development education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bourbonnais

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kankakee Area Career Center is a public career and technical education center that delivers vocational training programs to high school juniors and seniors drawn from 15+ partner schools in the Kankakee Valley region. It offers 13 hands-on programs spanning healthcare, technology, skilled trades, public safety, cosmetology, aviation, and education, supplemented by SkillsUSA competition preparation, National Technical Honor Society induction, dual college credit, industry certifications, and career coaching services.

Product overview

Kankakee Area Career Center (KACC) is a career and technical education institution offering a portfolio of 13 educational programs to regional high school students. The center provides vocational training across diverse fields including healthcare (CNA, Medical Terminology), technology (Computer Technology, Multimedia Video Production), trades (Automotive Technology, Welding Technology, Construction Technology), public safety (Fire/Rescue/EMR, Law Enforcement), creative industries (Cosmetology, Engineering and Design, Aviation), and education (Foundations of Education). Students attend from 15+ regional high schools in three daily sessions. The center also facilitates career services, SkillsUSA competition participation, and National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) induction, while offering dual college credit and industry certifications alongside its core vocational curriculum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Technology Career and technical education program teaching automotive repair, maintenance, and diagnostic skills for high school students pursuing careers in the automotive industry.
• Aviation Career and technical education program preparing students for careers in the aviation industry, including flight operations and aerospace technology.
• CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant) Training Program Training program preparing students to become certified nurse assistants, providing direct patient care skills for healthcare careers.
• Computer Technology Program Career and technical education program teaching computer hardware, networking, software, and IT support skills for technology careers.
• Construction Technology Career and technical education program training students in construction trades including carpentry, masonry, electrical, and plumbing fundamentals.
• Cosmetology Career and technical education program teaching hair, skin, and nail care skills for students pursuing careers in cosmetology and beauty services.
• Engineering and Design Career and technical education program teaching engineering principles, computer-aided design (CAD), and technical drawing skills for engineering and design careers.
• Fire/Rescue/EMR Career and technical education program training students in firefighting, emergency medical response, and rescue operations for public safety careers.
• Foundations of Education Career and technical education program preparing students for careers in education and teaching, including early childhood education pathways.
• Law Enforcement Career and technical education program training students in criminal justice, law enforcement procedures, and public safety for careers in policing and security.
• Medical Terminology/Introduction to Health Occupations Career and technical education program introducing students to medical terminology, health careers, and healthcare industry fundamentals.
• Multimedia Video Production Career and technical education program teaching video production, editing, audio production, and multimedia content creation for media careers.
• Welding Technology Career and technical education program training students in welding techniques, metal fabrication, and welding certification for manufacturing and construction careers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tolles Career & Technical Center: Public career-technical joint vocational school district in Ohio serving multiple high schools with a comparable program mix including trades, healthcare, and public safety pathways — a strong out-of-state structural peer to KACC.
• Four Rivers Career Center: Public area career center in Missouri that serves multiple member high schools with shared-time CTE programming, closely mirroring KACC's multi-school partnership and regional delivery model.
• EHOVE Career Center: Public career center in Ohio operating as a joint vocational school district for multiple member high schools, with a similarly broad portfolio of trades, healthcare, and public safety programs analogous to KACC's offering.
• Capital Area Career Center: Public regional CTE center in Springfield, Illinois serving multiple member high schools with a similar shared-time vocational program model, making it the closest in-state structural peer to KACC.
• Career Center of Southern Illinois: Public regional career and technical education center in southern Illinois operating on the same shared-time, multi-district joint-agreement model as KACC, serving comparable high school populations with technical trades.

Emerging players

• Year Up: National nonprofit workforce development organization providing career training and job placement for young adults, with overlapping mission of career readiness and employer-aligned skill-building, though serving a different age cohort than KACC.

Regional players

• Kankakee Community College: Local community college in the same Kankakee service area offering overlapping technical and workforce credentials (and dual-credit partnerships), competing for the same students and employer relationships as KACC.
• Joliet Junior College: Nearby Illinois community college with technical and career-oriented programs, including dual-credit options for high schoolers, representing a regional alternative for advanced technical training in KACC's broader market.

Broad incumbents

• Lincoln Tech: Multi-campus for-profit technical training company offering automotive, HVAC, welding, and healthcare programs — a broader incumbent operating in many of the same skilled-trade verticals as KACC, though at the postsecondary level.
• Universal Technical Institute: National for-profit provider of technical training in automotive, diesel, welding, and related trades, representing a scaled, commercially-oriented analog to KACC's skilled-trades programs for a different (postsecondary) student segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kacc4083
• Facebookfacebook.com/kacc4083
• Instagraminstagram.com//kacc4083
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/kankakee-area-career-ctr-sch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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