National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Nagano College was established in April 1963, with the aim of providing students with in-depth technical knowledge and skills, and thereby cultivating the abilities required in their professional fields. The Advanced Engineering Program, established in April 2003, allows students to further advance their specialized knowledge and skills.

To cultivate the kind of creative, globally-minded, and cross-disciplinary engineers that are in demand in modern society, the university reorganized its existing five departments into a single ‘Faculty of Engineering’ in 2022.

National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Nagano College has more than 70 academic staff members teaching a wide range of subjects from engineering to liberal arts.

Advanced Engineering Program was established for the purpose of developing further the engineer education to the 5 year course of the college of technology, and cultivating engineers with more advanced and broader information. This program consists of 2 specialties, “Advanced Course of Production and Environment System” and “Advanced Course of Electric and Information System”.

The Center was established to realize the effective information processing education in this ageof a highly information orientated society.

Kosen is regarded as one of the higher institutions of learning similar to universities and junior colleges in Japan. Nagano Kosen is the only national college in Nagano Prefecture, founded in April, 1963.