CIA Baking and Pastry Student Takes a Culinary Crash Course
Follow along with a CIA Baking and Pastry Arts student as she attends her first week of Culinary Arts classes and challenges in the kitchen.
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Olive Harvesting in the Napa Valley: CIA Students Get Hands-on Experience
CIA students in the Accelerated Culinary Arts Certificate Program get hands-on experience by olive harvesting in the Napa Valley.
Accelerated Culinary Arts Certificate Program (ACAP) at the CIA
Designed exclusively for graduates of bachelor’s degree programs in hospitality and tourism management, food science, and nutrition.
CIA Students Get Real on Internship
Choose from more than 2,000 CIA-approved sites, sharpening your skills and making valuable industry contacts along the way.
Ryan Hansen: Embracing the Team Mentality
Inspired by Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, Ryan Hansen changed careers, followed his passion to the CIA, and embraced the team mentality.
Chef and Restaurateur Michael Mina ’89: Running a Restaurant Empire
Learn about James Beard award winning CIA culinary arts alumnus, Michael Mina, chef and restaurateur and founder of the Mina Group.
Chef Reid Shilling ’12: The CIA Stood Out Above the Rest
Chef Reid Shilling graduated with an Accelerated Culinary Arts Program (ACAP) from The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, CA. Heis the owner and chef of the Shilling Canning Company in Washington, DC.
Chef Sara Quinteros-Shilling ’12: CIA was the Foundation of My Education
"The CIA has an outstanding reputation. I did not attend culinary school for the same reasons that most people do.
Brad Nelson ’84: A World of Success in Hospitality
“For CIA to have so much focus on food and beverage is one of the critical differentiators separating it from others in hospitality education.
Rachel Gurjar ’15: Taking Action Towards Personal Fulfillment
"Come with an open mind, a desire to learn and you will have the best experience of your life.
Remembering Anthony Bourdain
Today we celebrate the life of CIA alumnus Anthony Bourdain ’78.
Joseph Ndungu ’09 —Guarding Our Food Systems
Joseph Ndungu ’09 earned a Bachelor’s in Culinary Arts Management at The Culinary Institute of America after a brief career in the military.