Get prepared to advance your career—and build on your experience—with ACAP. No one gives you the level of chef training to excel in the world of professional kitchens like the CIA. Designed for graduates of bachelor’s degree programs, this culinary certificate program offers skill-based learning that will give you a terrific foundation. And it’s held at CIA at Copia, in the heart of California’s famed Napa Valley.
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