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  • CIA Academics: Food is Discovery

    Gold-Standard Culinary Education Programs For Every Need

    The CIA is the world’s premier culinary college. As a true not-for-profit college, our mission is to provide the world’s best professional culinary education. Students come to the CIA for our gold-standard education programs, expert faculty, world-class campuses in the U.S. and Singapore, and outstanding career opportunities. Our programs are for anyone with a passion for food—from students striving to become the next Charlie Palmer (CIA Class of ’79), Grant Achatz (CIA Class of ’94), or Cat Cora (CIA Class of ’95) to professionals looking to advance their skills to food lovers seeking the best in education for the home cook.

    We invite you to learn about CIA degrees and educational programs at the world's best culinary school. Create your CIA account today to get more information about our programs or to start your application.

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  • Degree and Certificate Programs

    CIA degree and certificate programs are the proven path to an exciting career in the amazing world of food. We offer bachelor's degrees in food business management, culinary science, and applied food studies, and associate degrees in either culinary arts or baking and pastry arts. And we offer certificate programs for advanced studies. CIA graduates do it all—they're successful chefs, restaurant owners, managers and executives, media personalities, entrepreneurs, food stylists, food writers, educators, food advocates and policy makers, and more. Invest in a CIA education and get the right credential for your future in the world of food.

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    Food Enthusiast Programs

    CIA food enthusiast programs are the right choice for those who want the best education for the home cook and baker. Our three U.S. campuses—in New York, California, and Texas—are perfect for food lovers. We offer fabulous courses, gleaming professionally equipped kitchens, expert instruction, award-winning restaurants, enticing cafés, a treasure-trove of cookbooks, DVDs and culinary equipment in our campus stores, and fascinating tours. Come and make the CIA your culinary playground!

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    Industry Professional Programs

    The CIA offers contracted, hands-on custom programming for groups of 10 or more that is designed to meet the professional development needs of the food, beverage, and hospitality industry. Our team will work with yours to create program curricula tailored to your specific needs and goals. In addition, the CIA is the home of the prestigious ProChef® Certification Program for foodservice professionals, the only program for chefs that validates specific skills at progressive career levels.

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    Wine Programs

    There’s nothing quite like studying wine in the Napa Valley. When you add the CIA’s talented wine faculty and exceptional Rudd Center facilities, you’ve got a learning experience that will advance the way you think about wine and your career. Students may choose from the college’s Accelerated Wine and Beverage Certificate Program or an extensive selection of Professional Wine Studies courses. These programs will build your command of the wines of the world.

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    Executive and Graduate Education

    The Food Business School (FBS) is the executive and graduate education center of The Culinary Institute of America and the world’s first business school dedicated to food entrepreneurship and innovation. We’re searching for inspired food system change-makers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders ready to join our mission—people ready to tackle the world’s most pressing food challenges—and its greatest business opportunities. Is that you? Registration now open for spring programs.

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