Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition

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.