学生募集停止の発表が続く短期大学。武庫川女子大学短期大学部（12月15日）に続き、福岡女学院短期大学（12月20日）、就実短期大学（12月25日）、奈良佐保短期大学（12月28日）も2025年度以降の学生募集停止を発表し、2023年に募集停止を発表した短期大学・短期大学部は12校に及んだ。
Of these, Shujitsu Junior College in Okayama Prefecture established a home economics department in 1953, and over the past 70 years has met the expectations of the local community by increasing its enrollment capacity and adding an early childhood education department, and has produced nearly 2 graduates. Ta. In the future, in order to respond to the needs of the local community and trends in higher education, preparations are underway to reorganize the Faculty of Education at Shujitsu University, which is also run by Shujitsu Gakuen, and to add a new Faculty of Psychology.
According to the Japan Private School Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation's ``Trends in Applicants to Private Universities, Junior Colleges, etc. in 5'', the application ratio for junior colleges in 2014 was 1.44, and the enrollment capacity rate was 90.56%, but by 2023 The applicant ratio has fallen to 1, which is less than 0.94, and the admission capacity rate has fallen to 71.99%.
Reference: [Shukujitsu University] Regarding suspension of junior college recruitment
[Japan Private School Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation] Trends in applicants for admission to private universities, junior colleges, etc. in 5 (PDF)
