Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition

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Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition (聖徳栄養短期大学 Seitoku Eiyō Tanki Daigaku?) was a private junior college at Katsushika Ward, Tokyoin Japan. It was succeeded by the newly established Tokyo Seiei College.

History

  • Olympia Gakuen was established in 1947.
  • The Seitoku Advanced School of Nutrition (高等栄養学校) is founded in 1954. It was named after the 7th-century regent Shōtoku. Shō (Go'on reading) can also be read sei (Kan’on reading), the latter was chosen for this school.
  • It was reorganized into the Seitoku Vocational School of Nutrition (栄養専門学校 Eiyō Senmon-gakkō) in 1957.
  • Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition (栄養短期大学) was established 1963. The first year included 50 students, including 5 males.
  • The evening school was set up in 1964.
  • The Department of Food and Nutrition was renamed Department of Food and Nutritional Studies in 1969.
  • The special training program on food studies was set up in 1972, but was abolished in 1983.
  • In 1986, the Department of Food and Nutritional Studies was separated into:
    • major in Nutritional Studies
    • major in Food Science
  • It became officially co-educational in 1987; however, in practice, it remained effectively a women's university.
  • The advanced course food nourishment major in 1996 is set up.
  • Endeavours were undertaken to make it more co-ed again in 2001.
  • Professional confectionery, baking, and cooking classes were offered as part of the food science major in 2003.
  • It stopped recruiting new students in the fiscal year 2004 and would be eventually replaced by Tokyo Seiei College.

Subjects

  • Food nourishment
    • Day school
      • Food nourishment major
      • Food science major
    • Nighttime: started in 1985, with 20 students, of whom 4 were males.

Advanced course

  • Food nourishment major

Special course

  • The food major: with cook training facilities.