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    CIA Tuition & Financial Aid

  • Your CIA Education Made Affordable

    More than 90 percent of our culinary arts students receive financial aid. We’re ready to help you find the most convenient affordable way to pay for your CIA education.

    Don’t let applying for financial aid keep you from going to the world’s premier culinary college. Our Student Financial & Registration Services (SFRS) advisors are here to help. They’ll work with you to navigate through the financial aid process and make an affordable investment in your future career.

  • 28 million dollars was awarded by the CIA in 2016 through 2017 (graphic image)

    Learn About Tuition

    Review a breakdown of tuition costs and payment options.
    graphic image - 92 percent of CIA students receive scholarships and financial aid

    Funding Your CIA Education

    There are many ways to fund your CIA experience.
    image-Twenty thousand three hundred and eighty-two dollars is our average CIA financial aid award—apply for financial aid now

    Apply for Financial Aid

    We’re here to make your financial aid application as simple as possible!
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  • Contact Us

    Student Financial & Registration Services
    1946 Campus Drive
    Hyde Park, NY 12538-1499
    Phone: 845-451-1500
    SFRS@culinary.edu
  • Chef Daniel Giusti, CIA culinary arts alumni and chef/owner of Brigaid.

    Alumni Spotlight

    Daniel Giusti '04
    Chef/Owner of Brigaid
    Finding answers to challenging questions has always been a driving force in Chef Daniel Giusti career. When he was a young man, he tried and failed to recreate his Aunt’s Sunday gravy.
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    Sarah Lubitz, Associate Degree in Culinary Arts student at The Culinary Institute of America.

    Student Spotlight

    Sarah Lubitz
    Associate Degree in Culinary Arts
    Do your research first. Read as much as you can about the CIA before coming here; it will be helpful to you. Also, seek out someone who has attended or is attending CIA to ask them about their experiences. There is no such thing as too much information!
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  • “Almost every profession has an outstanding training ground. The military has West Point, music has Juilliard, and the culinary arts has the Institute.”
    — Craig Claiborne, Celebrated Author and Food Critic, The New York Times