title: Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition
text: # 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.
  