However, a large donation was made towards the school by machi-shu (townspeople) and old families with a long history in Kyoto in order to rescue the school; this was a result of the strong compassion felt by Kyoto citizens due to the financial collapse and after its integration with Kyoto-shiritsu Ongaku Tanki Daigaku (Kyoto City Junior College of Music), the school is still a city university thus far.
しかしながら、京都市民の熱望の賜物である学校の窮状を救おうと、古くからの町衆や旧家などから存続のための多数の寄付を受け、音楽短大と統合した今も市立大学であり続けている。