Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition

Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition (聖徳栄養短期大学) 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.