Hudson Valley Technical Institute, 1953 -1958

Hudson Valley Technical Institute, located in Troy, New York, was founded in 1953. The building it occupied was originally called the Veterans Vocational School. When it first opened, the school focused on training and preparing World War II Veterans for the workforce after the war had ended. Eventually, board members believed the college needed to broaden its academic offerings. In 1959, the college became known as Hudson Valley Community College which is the name is still possesses today.