Supporting Your Student and Yourself Below are some great articles to help you navigate being the parent of a college student, including how to help them and yourself.

• The Transition to College
• The Best Advice for New College Parents
• Helping Your Child Transition to College
• Supporting Your Student’s Mental Health From a Distance
• Separation and Change for Parents and Students
• New College Parents: Lost in the Transition
• Nine Tips (video)
• What Not to Do (video)
• Advice from College Students to Parents (video)

Forms

• CAPS Minor Informed Consent (PDF)
• Consentimiento paterno para servicio de consejería (PDF)

Yes, CIA has incorporated a mandatory student health insurance plan renewable on an annual basis. The plan is offered to all domestic and international full-time students. Domestic students may waive out of the health insurance plan by providing proof of current, comparable health insurance coverage through a family or individual plan. International students are not eligible to opt out and must enroll in the plan offered by CIA. Cost of insurance for students starting in the Spring or Summer semester will be pro-rated accordingly. For more details about coverage and enrollment, please contact Haylor, Freyer & Coon at 1-866-535-0456 or email [email protected]. Students taking the Global Cuisines and Cultures trip are encouraged to review international travel insurance options.

Student Health Service staff works closely with providers in our local area. The clinical staff can provide referrals to off-campus primary care providers, specialists, dentists, optometrists, etc. when necessary. Staff can also refer students to local urgent care centers and emergency rooms if further emergent evaluation is needed.

Our Safety Department is available after hours, nights and weekends and for emergencies. They can be reached at 845-451-1268.

Parents/students may set up an account with our local CVS or Molloy Pharmacy. Molloy Pharmacy will deliver prescriptions directly to the on-campus Health Services Office. Deliveries are made daily during the week and are available for pick-up from the nursing staff during regular office hours. A photo ID will be required when picking up any prescription. All billing will go directly through the pharmacy and will need to be established prior to delivery.

CVS Pharmacy, 845-229-2224, Fax: 845-229-8948.
Molloy Medical Arts Pharmacy, 845-471-7455, Fax: 845-473-6337.

Yes, students will need to familiarize themselves with any language and/or travel documentation requirements (passport, visa, etc.).

All students have access to Culinary Connect, CIA’s database of approved externship/internship sites, which also houses all job opportunities for students and graduates.

Yes. Each campus has a disability specialist who will work with your student to develop an accommodation plan. Documentation is required.

The Library Learning Commons is the Hub of academic support on all three campuses. The Library Learning Commons space offers:

• Individual and group study areas
• Tutoring and mentoring services
• Kitchen space to practice knife cuts and piping skills
• Disability services
• Learning, studying, test prep, and time management strategies
• Library research assistance
• Workshops

Zen Den

The overall goal of our resources and support is the success and retention of our students, while developing excellence, leadership, professionalism, ethics, and respect for diversity in our student body. The Zen Den is an inclusive space, on the fourth floor of the Conrad N. Hilton Library where students can relax and decompress. The Zen Den includes self-led activities such as fidget toys, coloring books, puzzles, a tea station, and more.