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at Katsushika Ward,

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. It was succeeded by the newly established

Tokyo Seiei College is a private four-year college in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan founded in 2005 to replace Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition, which was founded in 1947 and chartered as a junior college in 1963. Its name, ''Sei-ei'' is how its predecessor was abbr ...

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'' (

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reading) can also be read ''sei'' (

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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

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. * 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

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. {{authority control Universities and colleges in Tokyo Educational institutions established in 1963 Japanese junior colleges Private universities and colleges in Japan 1963 establishments in Japan