Toyama National College of Technology

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National Institute of Technology, Toyama College
富山高等専門学校

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National Institute of Technology, Toyama College
Established 2009
Location Toyama , Toyama Prefecture , Japan
Campus Hongō Campus
36°39′3.3″N137°14′38.5″E / 36.650917°N 137.244028°E / 36.650917; 137.244028
Imizu Campus
36°45′31.9″N137°9′31.8″E / 36.758861°N 137.158833°E / 36.758861; 137.158833
Website www.nc-toyama.ac.jp/c5/index.php/e/

Toyama National College of Technology(富山高等専門学校,Toyama Kōtōsenmongakkō) is a college of technology in Toyama and Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. In 2014, the school changed the name into National Institute of Technology, Toyama College. It was formed on 1 October 2009 after a merger between the old Toyama National College of Technology(富山工業高等専門学校,Toyama Kōgyō Kōtōsenmongakkō) (founded in 1964) in Toyama, and Toyama National College of Maritime Technology (founded in 1906) in Imizu. They are called the Hongo Campus and Imizu Campus respectively.

College of technology is the word used in Japan today for the English translation of kōsen school system, a 5-year college, while some traditional 4-year colleges have been using the word for their specific names, and some kōsen schools have their own English names that differ from college of technology. This article outlines the kōsen school system in Japan.

Imizu, Toyama City in Chūbu, Japan

Imizu is a city located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2018, the city had an estimated population of 93,447 in 37,734 households and a population density of 850 persons per km². Its total area was 109.43 square kilometres (42.25 sq mi).

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Courses

The college offers a five-year education program for students who have completed junior high school education. [1]

Departments

The college has six departments, covering engineering, humanities and social sciences, and maritime engineering. [1]

Engineering
Humanities and social sciences
Maritime engineering

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References

  1. 1 2 "Academic departments". Toyama National College of Technology. 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2014.