“You have legends here. What I love about CIA is that the professors that have been teaching here 25, 30 years…they evolve with the times.”
#OnlyAtCIA
#onlyatcia represents the many ways in which the world’s premier culinary college is unlike anywhere else.
Food is your life—and it’s ours, too. Here’s what makes CIA different.
From our passionate, food-centric community and close connections to opportunities you can’t find anywhere else, the #onlyatcia experience is truly one a kind.
Becoming the Best of the Best
Regardless of your experience and career aspirations, you have the opportunity to explore a future in food and discover a world of possibilities at CIA. Learn how to hone your skills and master your passion with guidance from some of the top experts in the world.
World’s Best Career Fair
Three times a year, more than 150 of the very best food, beverage, and hospitality employers attend our New York campus career fair looking to hire interns and soon-to-be graduates. It’s part of why CIA students average 3 job offers at graduation!
Shaping the Future of Food
CIA students, alumni, and faculty help shape the future of food through our innovative academic programs, global conferences, and thought leadership initiatives.
Program Highlights
Why Study at CIA?
If you’re serious about a career in food and hospitality, CIA is truly the best place to begin your journey! There are many reasons why you should join our community, and we’ve documented our top 10 in a helpful list. We think you’ll agree—at CIA it all adds up.
Innovative Courses That Will Transform Your Experience
In addition to providing essential culinary skills and knowledge, we also offer exciting, unconventional courses that allow you to uncover new interests and dive deeper into the food world. Here are just a few of the unexpected courses that CIA students take.
Non-Commercial Foodservice and High-Volume Production
Get ready to move! Create sustainable, plant-forward dishes as you prepare meals at The Egg for large numbers of hungry CIA students.
Project in Applied Food Studies
Do you have a great food-centric idea? This course allows you to explore experiential research projects so that you can make your vision a reality.
Seafood Identification and Fabrication
Learn how to select, prep, and store freshwater and saltwater fish, shellfish, crustaceans—you name it.
Chat With a Student
Are you curious about what it’s really like to attend CIA? We’ve got you covered. Our students are ready to answer the questions you haven’t asked anyone else, share their own personal experiences, and give you genuine advice—because they’ve gone through it, too.
Student Life
Food is your community.
We’re proud to provide a comprehensive college experience with a culinary twist. At CIA, you have the unique opportunity to earn a food-focused degree in a traditional campus setting that offers residential dorms, athletic events, extracurricular activities, and intramural sports. From friendly, on-campus cooking competitions to a variety of student organizations, we have so much to offer. You never know where your CIA journey will take you, or who you’ll meet along the way. Are you ready to become part of the CIA community?
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Visit Us
Interested in learning more about the #onlyatcia experience? Consider attending one of our admissions events!
Campuses
We have four locations worldwide in New York, California, Texas, and Singapore.
About CIA
Learn more about CIA’s vision, mission, and values as the world’s premier culinary college.
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