Valparaiso Technical Institute

Following the retirement or leave of all faculty, Valparaiso Technical Institute officially went defunct in April 1991.

In 1868, George Dodge opened the School of Telegraphy as a department of Valparaiso Male and Female College (VMFC), a Methodist associated institution, with 13 students.

Dodge collected tuition and paid all expenses of the school, but provided a fixed percentage to N.I.N.S.

Within a few years, Durand sold his interest to a Mr. Clarkson the operator at the Grand Trunk Railroad station.

[7][8] In 1888, George A. became the Valparaiso manager for the Western Union Telegraph Company,[8] serving for more than forty years[7] The Dodge school has always taught Morse telegraphy and has enjoyed the distinction of being the foremost Morse telegraph training school.

[2] Classes at Valpo Tech after World War II were almost totally veterans going to school under the GI Bill.

The building still stands as an apartment complex at 405 East Monroe after the city numbering was changed early in the 20th Century.

The Valparaiso Technical Institute moved from the East Monroe location to the west side of town near the city limits, into the campus of "Herald Press," established in 1887.

[2] The building at 1150 W Lincolnway has been many things since it was built around 1908: A cut glass factory, a desk manufacturer, a technical school and a business incubator.