Junior College is the student's partner
Through carefully designed education and guidance which values human interaction between students and instructors, our Junior College aims to produce outstanding human resources who can contribute to the development of society.
Junior College Admission Policy
In the Junior College, students learn specialized knowledge and techniques in each department and major, while mastering a broad range of general culture, and acquiring a rich sense of humanity. In this way, the college produces human resources who can immediately set to work in society.
Therefore, in each field, the college accepts students who devote themselves seriously to their studies, and want to be active in society.
- Department of Business and Communication
- Department of Science for Human Health, Food and Nutrition Major
- Department of Science for Human Health, Welfare Care Major
- Department of Early Childhood Care and Education
- Department of Music
Department of Business and Communication
Supporting the realization of dreams through a two-stage curriculum
In the Department of Business and Communication, we support the realization of all our students' dreams through a curriculum comprised of two stages.
Stage I:
In the morning, we have classes shared by all students in the department, such as career design, IT education, and business manners. Here students develop the basic skills of working adults.
Stage II:
In the afternoon, there are classes to prepare for examinations corresponding to each course. We strive to improve career potential via a well-planned, effective curriculum that leads students all the way to becoming qualified assets of society.
Medical Clerical Course
Support is also provided for acquiring qualifications as a healthcare management secretary and nursing care insurance clerk.
Civil Service Course
Students take up the challenge of the exam starting from the first year. Thus all afternoons of the first semester are devoted to intensive instruction preparing for the civil service examination.
Business Career Course
Regional Business Course
Long-Term Course
This eases the economic burden, so students can focus on acquiring qualifications and certifications for skills such as in the medical clerical field necessary in their future career.
| Degree | Associate of Business and Communication |
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Main Classes
| First year | Introduction to Basic Skills of Professional Life, First Year Seminar, Self/Society/Community, Introduction to Career Building, Business Document Seminar I, Spreadsheet Seminar I and II, Career Design, Seminar I and II |
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| Second year | Techniques of Written Expression, Hospitality, Business Manners, Seminar III, Seminar IV |
Paths after Graduation
Department of Science for Human Health Food and Nutrition Major
Aiming to produce specialists focused on health through food who can work in a variety of fields
In the Food and Nutrition Major, we cultivate individuals who can work as dietitians, or at food-related companies.
The objective is for students to acquire specialized knowledge and outstanding techniques, so they can work in a broad range of food and health related fields based on nutrition and food science.
Nutrition and Food Education Course
Nutrition and Food Course
| Degree | Associate of Food and Nutrition |
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Main Classes
| First year | Anatomy and Physiology I, Introduction to Food Science, Food Analysis Chemistry, Cooking Training I and II, Food Processing, Cooking Science, Introduction to Clinical Nutrition Science, Nutritional Guidance |
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| Second year | Food Quality Evaluation, Community Nutrition, Food Hygiene, Anatomy and Physiology II, Nutrition Counseling , Food Hygiene (Lab) |
Paths after Graduation
Department of Science for Human Health Welfare Care Major
This major aims to develop highly professional certified care workers (a national qualification) who can provide smart, conscientious care through communication and their understanding of the human heart.
In the Welfare Care Major, we impart specialized knowledge and techniques through hands-on learning--in which students can discover the joy of mutual support and their own way of life--and develop certified care workers who can support dignified, self-reliant living. Going forward, these workers will play an essential role in Japanese society.
| Degree | Associate of Welfare Care |
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Main Classes
| First year | Understanding People, Fundamentals of Care, Communication Techniques, Mobility Support Techniques, Housework Support Seminar, Welfare Care Training, Human Development and Aging, Understanding Cognitive Impairment, Understanding Disabilities |
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| Second year | Living and Welfare, Basics of Care (System), Living and Rehabilitation, Integration of Support Techniques, Care General Seminar, Welfare Care Training, Care for Facility Users with Cognitive Impairment, Understanding Various Disabilities, Topics in Therapeutic Care |
Paths after Graduation
Department of Early Childhood Care and Education
Developing childcare workers with a rich sense of humanity and a high level of expertise
This department aims to produce childcare workers with a rich sense of humanity and a high level of expertise, who can provide guidance suited to the individuality of each child.
The commitment to care and the specialized knowledge and techniques learned in this department will definitely be of use not only in kindergartens, daycare centers, and the childcare settings of welfare facilities, but also in future child-rearing of the students' own children.
| Degree | Associate of Early Childhood Care and Education |
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Main Classes
| First year | Introduction to Childcare, Psychology of Childcare, Social Welfare, Child Culture, Childcare Training I, Educational Training I, Infant Care, Disabled Childcare |
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| Second year | Childcare Consultation Support, Childcare Training II and III, Educational Training II, Childcare/Teaching Practice Seminar, Theory of Childcare Workers |
Paths after Graduation
Department of Music
The most important prerequisite is a passion for music
The student's level of musical achievement at admission is irrelevant. There is no need for everyone to begin from the same starting line. The most important prerequisite is a passionate feeling of love for music. The department provides thorough individual guidance and a unique curriculum, as well as support for employment, further studies and promotion.
Music Performance Course, Popular/Classic
As a specialization, students can select vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, piano, vocal music or wind/string/percussion instruments. Our aim is to cultivate performers and teachers.
Music Production Course, Vocaloid/Sound & Lighting
In the Vocaloid specialization, students are taught by experts about everything from the basics of song/lyric writing and DTM, to creation of Vocaloid works. In the Sound & Lighting specialization, students wishing to work in the PA and lighting industry directly acquire knowledge and techniques from teachers working in the field.
Business and Musical Therapy Course
Students aiming to work at ordinary companies study a balanced mix of music and business-related classes. They can also acquire qualifications as a music therapist.
| Degree | Associate of Music |
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Main Classes
| First year | Practical Skills, Solfège, History of Popular Music, Ensemble, History of Western Music, Sound-Lighting, MIDI Seminar, Digital Recording Seminar, Introduction to Music Therapy, Introduction to Medical Management |
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| Second year | Lyric Writing Seminar, Music Teaching Methods, Sight-reading and Improvisation Methods, Vocaloid Seminar, Songwriting, Music Therapy Training, Introduction to Practical Business |