Niigata Seiryo Academy opened in April 1900 as a women’s industrial art school providing practical education and has been educating students for over a century.
During this period, the name changed to Niigata Seiryo, which continues to grow steadily. Today, Niigata Seiryo consists of a graduate school, a university, a junior college, a high school and a kindergarten.
| (Apr. 1900) | Sewing Education Center, a 3-year education school, opened by the Niigata Branch of the Imperial Women’s Association established by Utako Shimoda |
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| (Jul. 1900) | Renamed Niigata Women’s Industrial Art School |
| (Jun. 1910) | School building built in 2-bancho Nishibori-dori |
| (Jan. 1938) | Reorganized as an incorporated foundation |
| (Apr. 1944) | Renamed Niigata High Practical School for Women, Incorporated Foundation |
| (Apr. 1946) | Renamed Niigata Women’s Industrial Art School, Incorporated Foundation |
| (Apr. 1948) | Renamed Niigata Women’s Industrial Art High School according to school system reform Established a junior high school |
| (Apr. 1951) | Reorganized as a school corporation according to the Private Schools Act |
| (Oct. 1957) | Moved to 1-chome Suido-cho as new school building was constructed |
| (Apr. 1960) | Added a general course of study to high school |
| (Apr. 1961) | Established a 2-year advanced course (predecessor of the junior college) after high school |
| (Apr. 1962) | Added a commercial course of study to the high school |
| (Apr. 1965) | Changed the corporate name to Niigata Seiryo Academy and the school names to Niigata Seiryo High School and Niigata Seiryo Junior High school Opened Niigata Seiryo Women’s Junior College (Clothing major) |
| (Apr. 1967) | Established Niigata Seiryo Kindergarten |
| (Apr. 1968) | Added Early Childhood Education major to junior college |
| (Apr. 1970) | Constructed a dormitory (Himematsu-so) of Niigata Seiryo Academy |
| (Mar. 1971) | Completed expansion of a reinforced-concrete 4-story building for the high school |
| (Apr. 1972) | Expanded the reinforced-concrete high school building and completed Gymnasium No. 2 Added Majors (Clothing Art major and Early Childhood major) to junior college |
| (Jan. 1973) | Purchased 44,000 m2 of land for the academy |
| (Apr. 1975) | Changed the Clothing major in junior college to Clothing Art Major |
| (Apr. 1982) | Closed Niigata Seiryo Junior High School |
| (Mar. 1986) | Constructed a reinforced-concrete 4-story building for the high school (Administrative building) |
| (Mar. 1987) | Constructed a reinforced-concrete double-layer high school gymnasium |
| (Apr. 1991) | Closed the dormitory (Himematsu-so) of Niigata Seiryo Academy and turned it into building No. 3 of the junior college |
| (Apr. 1992) | Changed the names Clothing Art major in junior college to Life Culture Department and Early Childhood Education major to Department of Early Childhood Education Changed the name Niigata Seiryo Kindergarten to Kindergarten Attached to Niigata Seiryo Women’s Junior College |
| (Apr. 1993) | Closed Special Study Course in junior college |
| (Apr. 1994) | Changed the name of the Clothing Course of study in high school to Life Attire Course |
| (Apr. 1996) | Added Department of Social Welfare and Psychology and Department of International Culture to junior college |
| (Mar. 1998) | Niigata Seiryo Women’s Junior College entered into an agreement with Washington State Green River Community College (U.S.A.) as sister schools |
| (Apr. 2000) | Opened Niigata Seiryo University (Department of Nursing and Department of Social Welfare and Psychology in Faculty of Nursing, Social Welfare, and Psychology) |
| (Oct. 2000) | Held ceremony for the 100th anniversary of Niigata Seiryo Academy (Niigata Seiryo High School) |
| (May 2001) | Closed Department of Social Welfare and Psychology in junior college |
| (May 2003) | Closed the commercial course of study in high school |
| (Apr. 2004) | Changed the junior college name to Niigata Seiryo University Junior College Added Department of Liberal Studies Changed the kindergarten name to Niigata Seiryo Kindergarten |
| (Oct. 2004) | Constructed Building No. 5 on campus |
| (Apr. 2005) | Introduced Social Worker Course, Care Worker Course, Child Development Course and Psychological Counseling courses to Department of Social Welfare and Psychology of Niigata Seiryo University Introduced Liberal Studies Course and Care and Welfare Course to Department of Liberal Studies of junior college Closed Department of Life Culture and Department of International Culture in junior college |
| (Apr. 2006) | Established Department of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Clinical Psychology, Niigata Seiryo University |
| (Mar. 2007) | Niigata Seiryo University Junior College was accredited by a Third Party Evaluation in 2006 under the Japan Association for College Accreditation (Incorporated Foundation) |
| (May 2007) | Purchased 1,326.16 m2 of land in the vicinity of campus |
| (Mar. 2008) | Niigata Seiryo University passed the 2007 University Evaluation and Attestation Evaluation under the Japan University Accreditation Association (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) |
| (Sep. 2008) | Constructed Building No. 6 on campus |
| (Oct. 2008) | Established Nurse Training Center recognized by Niigata Seiryo University |
| (Apr. 2010) | Held the 10th anniversary ceremony of Niigata Seiryo University |
| (Oct. 2010) | Held the 110th anniversary ceremony of Niigata Seiryo Academy (Niigata Seiryo High School) |
| (Nov. 2010) | Niigata Seiryo University and Niigata Seiryo University Junior College entered into exchange agreements with Sapporo International University and Sapporo International Junior College Niigata Seiryo University entered into an exchange agreement with Kkottongnae University (KKOT) (Korea) |
| (Aug. 2012) | Closed the Life Attire Course of study in high school |
| (Apr. 2013) | Established Four College Media Campus (Formal name: Media Campus of Nagaoka Institute of Design, Niigata Seiryo University, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences and Niigata Seiryo University Junior College) |
| (Mar. 2014) | Niigata Seiryo University Junior College was approved qualified by Third party Evaluation 2013 under Japan Association for College Accreditation (General Incorporated Foundation) |
| (Apr. 2014) | Established Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing, Niigata Seiryo University |
| (Mar. 2015) | Niigata Seiryo University and Niigata Seiryo University Junior College entered into a general collaboration agreement with Aga Town, Higashikanbara-gun, Niigata Prefecture Niigata Seiryo University was approved compatible with university standards in the University Evaluation and Attestation Evaluation 2014 under Japan University Accreditation Association (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) |
| (Apr. 2015) | Reorganized the Faculty of Nursing, Social Welfare, and Psychology of Niigata Seiryo University as Faculty of Nursing and Faculty of Social Welfare and Psychology. |