Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition
# 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.
