Located nearby in New York's beautiful Hudson Valley, the CIA is dedicated to giving students the world's best culinary education—offering college degree programs in both culinary arts and baking & pastry arts.

• As the first culinary college, we literally wrote the book—The Professional Chef —and created the curriculum that gives you the knowledge you need to succeed in the food world.
• Our unique degree programs help you learn in proven stages. You advance from skills kitchens, to meal preparation kitchens, to our award-winning, on-campus public restaurants. And you learn about foods, cooking techniques, and cuisines—all in the right sequence.
• No matter which degree program you choose, your CIA education will give you an extraordinary amount of hands-on learning in the kitchen or bakeshop—more than 1,300 hours.
• When you graduate, your CIA degree will be a prized passport into the world of food. Top employers come to the Hudson Valley campus quarterly to recruit CIA graduates. They represent the best in restaurant, hotel, resort, club, and corporate chain employers.
• And you'll enter our outstanding alumni network. Today, the CIA has more than 37,000 alumni. They are a supportive network throughout the industry, whatever your career goals. Our graduates advance in the kitchen to become executive chefs and chef/owners. They advance outside the kitchen to become restaurateurs and business owners, food and beverage managers, and restaurant and hotel chain executives. They also lead as media personalities and food writers, research chefs, and culinary educators.

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