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| September 1946 | Saga Eiyo Senmon Gakuin founded |
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| April 1953 | Saga Eiyo Senmon Gakko founded |
| March 1954 | The Nagahara Educational Corporation established |
| April 1958 | Saga Hoiku Senmon Gakko established |
| March 1959 | Saga Chori Senshu Gakko established |
| April 1961 | Saga Junior College, with Food and Nutrition Studies, established |
| April 1964 | Clothing Studies established at Saga Junior College |
| April 1965 | Childcare Studies established at Saga Junior College |
| April 1967 | Advanced Clothing Studies established at Saga Junior College; Saga Junior College’s Sanko Kindergarten established |
| April 1968 | Saga Kasei University, with the Faculty of Home Economics and its Department of Home Economics, established |
| April 1969 | Saga Kasei University Faculty of Home Economics’ Department of Home Economics divided into two courses of study: Home Economics and Registered Dietitian |
| April 1974 | Department of Social Welfare Sciences established within the Saga Kasei University’s Faculty of Home Economics |
| June 1974 | Saga Kasei University renamed Nishikyushu University |
| April 1977 | Nishikyushu University Faculty of Home Economics’ Department of Home Economics renamed Department of Food and Nutrition; Home Economics Course renamed Food and Nutrition Course |
| April 1981 | Saga Junior College’s Clothing Studies and Childcare Studies renamed Home Economics and Preschool Education, respectively |
| April 1988 | Saga Junior College’s Home Economics Course renamed Department of Living and Welfare, Food and Nutrition Studies Course renamed Department of Food and Nutrition, and Preschool Education Course renamed Department of Preschool Education; Saga Junior College’s Department of Living and Welfare designated as a training institution for certified care worker candidates |
| April 1989 | Advanced Course of Care and Welfare established at Saga Junior College |
| February 1995 | National Recreation Association of Japan certified Nishikyushu University as a training institution for therapeutic recreation workers and recreation instructors |
| April 1995 | Advanced Course of Food and Nutrition established at Saga Junior College |
| September 1996 | Nagahara Educational Corporation celebrated its 50th anniversary |
| September 1998 | Special lectures held in commemoration of Nishikyushu University’s 30th anniversary |
| December 1998 | Establishment of Nishikyushu University Graduate School approved |
| April 1999 | Nishikyushu University Graduate School of Health and Social Welfare (Master’s course) established |
| October 2000 | Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences established within the Faculty of Home Economics |
| April 2001 | Faculty of Home Economics renamed Faculty of Health and Social Welfare Sciences |
| March 2002 | Nishikyushu University designated as a training institution for certified care worker candidates |
| April 2002 | Course for acquiring national care worker certification established within the Faculty of Health and Social Welfare Sciences’ Department of Social Welfare Sciences; Clinical Psychology Course established within the Graduate School’s Health and Social Welfare Graduate Program |
| March 2003 | Health and Social Welfare Graduate Program’s Clinical Psychology Course designated as a qualifying course (Class II) for eligibility for the certified clinical psychologist examination |
| September 2003 | Saga Junior College project selected as a Distinctive University Education Support Program by the Ministry of Education |
| April 2004 | Department of Living Environment Studies established at Saga Junior College |
| April 2005 | Saga Junior College accredited by the Japan Association for College Accreditation |
| April 2006 | Saga Junior College’s Department of Preschool Education renamed Department of Early Child and Education; Saga Junior College’s joint project with other junior colleges in Saga prefecture selected as a Support Program for Contemporary Educational Needs by the Ministry of Education(MEXT) |
| April 2007 | Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences with the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences established; Saga Junior College’s Sanko Daycare Center established |
| August 2007 | Saga Junior College project selected as an Adult Students Re-learning Needs Supporting Program by MEXT(Ministry of Education) |
| April 2009 | School of Children’s Studies with the Department of Children’s Studies established at Nishikyushu University; Special Support Education and Career Development Courses established within Nishikyushu University’s Faculty of Health and Social Welfare Sciences; Saga Junior College renamed Nishikyushu University Junior College |