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Take the first step to follow your dreams and make food your life by creating your personal connection to the CIA. When you create an account, you will receive:

  • Early notice about special grant and scholarship opportunities that make the CIA even more affordable—over 90% of CIA students receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants or loans
  • Invitations to Regional Admissions Receptions and On-Campus Events
  • Useful news that tells you about college events, student life, alumni profiles—so you learn how others achieve success in the food world, career possibilities, and so much more

Connect with the CIA and take the first step in making food your life too!

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The Culinary Institute of America

  • A Great Foundation, and So Much More

    Students at our Hyde Park campus in New York benefit from learning at the CIA’s major college campus – unique in all of culinary education for its focus and world-class resources.

    At Hyde Park, you have direct access to our complete set of degree programs – associate and bachelor’s degrees in culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and culinary science. With 170 acres of educational and recreational facilities, you will:

    • Immerse yourself in a world of food-focused discovery as you earn a valued CIA degree.
    • Be taught and mentored by an expert team of more than 150 chefs and professors with outstanding industry and education credentials.
    • Experience 1,300+ hours of hands-on learning in Hyde Park’s 41 professional kitchens and bakeshops, and in our award-winning on-campus restaurants.
    • Join a vibrant food community that encourages you to develop your talents and share ideas with your peers.

    At the CIA, you will also experience an advanced way of learning about food that you simply can't find anywhere else. That's because here you go beyond memorizing and executing foods and cooking techniques – you learn how to analyze them, to adapt them, to get creative with them. You develop a special understanding of food that gives you the foundation to grow and be a culinary leader. Top foodservice companies seek out this level of knowledge and innovative spirit, and that's why they turn to the CIA when it's time to hire.

    Learn about our wealth of degree program choices, and get ready for the learning experience of a lifetime!

    We invite you to learn about our offerings; the CIA is sure to have the right program for you. And we invite you to create your account today to get more information about our programs or to start your application.

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