Niigata College of Nursing is a public university at Joetsu, Niigata, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1977, and it was chartered as a university in 2002 "Niigata College of Nursing is a university that fosters the intellect and mind. Entering the 21st century the situations that surround health care and nursing are changing at a dizzying speed, with advances in medical treatments, and through a growing awareness of health and the issues of an aging society coupled with a declining birthrate, there is a demand for the provision of patient oriented nursing."