The Culinary Institute of America - Hyde Park

• 1946 Campus Dr.,
• Hyde Park, NY 12538

The Culinary Institute of America

As a CIA student, you'll receive a renowned education from the world's premier culinary college. You will spend more than 1,300 hours in the kitchen or bakeshop and learn everything from basic techniques to management theories to international cuisines to interpersonal skills. Led by our accomplished faculty, including more American Culinary Federation-Certified Master Chefs than anywhere else in culinary education, you'll graduate from our programs with the cooking, baking and business skills to succeed in the competitive foodservice industry.

You'll also have plenty of real, practical experience under your belt thanks to an 18-week paid externship at one of more than 1,700 top foodservice establishments, a rotation of courses that put you right in the middle of our celebrated on-campus restaurants, and—for bachelor's degree students—a West Coast Food and Wine Seminar in California's bountiful wine country.

Your CIA experience won't just change the way you think about food; it'll change the way you think about the world.

Go West!

One of the benefits of pursuing a bachelor's degree at The Culinary is that it allows you to take part in our West Coast Food & Wine Seminar, a three-credit course that comes between your junior and senior years. For one month, you'll explore California's flavorful food scene, with visits to as many as 60 sites, including local wineries and farms, meat and fish purveyors, coffee roasters, chocolatiers and area restaurants.