The Sophia University Junior College Division, which is headquartered in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, has decided to stop recruiting students in the 2025 academic year.Sophia School, which runs the school, held a meeting of the board of directors and made the decision.
According to the Sophia University Junior College Division, the school was opened in 1973 as a single-course junior college for female students only, with an English department.When it first opened, it was called Sophia Junior College, but in 2012 it was renamed to its current name.Consistently focused on human development based on Christian humanism and nurturing well-educated women, it has produced more than 1 graduates.
In the 1999 academic year, 578 students were enrolled, but enrollment decreased as the 18-year-old population declined and female students moved away from junior colleges.In particular, the decline in enrollment since the corona crisis is serious, and in the 2023 academic year, there will be 250 enrollments compared to the enrollment capacity of 115.It was decided that it would be difficult to secure a fixed number in the future.
A detailed explanation of the circumstances will be sent to the guardians and guarantors of current students, and an information session will be held online on May 5 to report the circumstances.
Tsutomu Sakuma, president of Sophia Gakuin, and Hiroshi Yamamoto, president of Sophia University's junior college department, said on their website, ``We have had many discussions about the future of our university and have made efforts, but we have no choice but to reach this conclusion.'' Explaining.
