California and Texas Disclosures

California Disclosures

The Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education requires that the Culinary Institute of America make available the following information for our California campus.

Approval to Operate

The Culinary Institute of America is a private postsecondary institution and has been granted approval to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, 1747 North Market Boulevard, Suite 225, Sacramento CA 95834; www.bppe.ca.gov; toll-free phone number: 1-888-370-7589). The definition of approval to operate is compliance with state standards as set forth in the California Private Postsecondary Act of 2009.

• CIA Academic Catalog
• BPPE Annual Report (PDF)
• 2024 Annual Report Summary

School Performance Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets currently posted on this page are for students starting in either Spring 2025, Summer 2025, or Fall 2025. Fact Sheets for students starting in 2026 will be posted in late November/early December of 2025. At that time, this message will change to indicate the update has occurred.

• School Performance Fact Sheet—Associate in Occupational Studies in Baking and Pastry Arts (PDF)
• School Performance Fact Sheet—Associate in Occupational Studies in Culinary Arts (PDF)
• School Performance Fact Sheet—Accelerated Culinary Arts Certificate (PDF)

Employment and Salary Data

• Introduction Sheet (PDF)
• Employment Positions within the Field (PDF)

Other Links

• Student Brochures
• Student Complaint Process
  • California campus and California residents—See Appendix III to this policy.

Texas Disclosures

Approval to Operate

The Culinary Institute of America is authorized to offer degree programs in the State of Texas by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The institution has been issued a Certificate of Authorization and operates in compliance with applicable state statutes and administrative rules.

THECB Accountability System

(txhigheredaccountability.org/acctpublic/)

This system is organized around the state’s Closing the Gaps initiative and structured to include participation, success, excellence, research, and institutional efficiency and effectiveness. It allows comparisons within the state and with an institution’s THECB determined out-of-state peers.

THECB Institutional Résumés

(txhighereddata.org/institution-overviews/institutional-online-resumes/)

There are two versions of the institutional résumés, one for prospective students, parents, and the general public and one for legislators and other policy makers. The metrics included in the résumés is defined in part by the legislature and includes widely accepted metrics for higher education as a whole.

USDOE College Navigator

(nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/)

The navigator is designed to allow comparisons of institutions based on information reported through IPEDS annually, including enrollment, cost, success and completion data.

Other Links

• Student Brochures
• Student Complaint Process
  • Texas campus and Texas residents—See Appendix IV to this policy.
  • Additional Information about the Texas Student Complaint Process