The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park The CIA is the recognized leader in culinary education for undergraduate students, foodservice and hospitality professionals, and food enthusiasts. Throughout its history, the college has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of foodservice and hospitality, and its proven degree and certificate programs are highly regarded throughout the industry. The CIA’s main campus in New York’s scenic Hudson River Valley offers everything an aspiring or professional culinarian could want. Students benefit from outstanding facilities that include 41 professionally equipped kitchens and bakeshops; five award-winning, student-staffed restaurants; culinary demonstration theaters; a dedicated wine lecture hall; a center for the study of Italian food and wine; a library with nearly 84,000 volumes; and a storeroom filled to brimming with the finest ingredients, including many sourced from the bounty of the Hudson Valley. For 60 years, The Culinary Institute of America has been setting the standard for excellence in professional culinary education. The faculty, facilities, and academic programs offered at our campuses in Hyde Park, NY and St. Helena, CA are second to none. There’s a whole menu of reasons why the CIA stands out from the crowd: • Widespread recognition as the leader in culinary education throughout the foodservice and hospitality industry, giving you an outstanding credential to carry forth throughout your career. • More than 125 instructors from 16 countries, including the most American Culinary Federation-Certified Master Chefs in all of culinary education. Meet our faculty. • Outstanding facilities—41 kitchens and bakeshops, five public restaurants, and a comprehensive culinary library on campus in Hyde Park; and six professional cooking and baking suites and a restaurant at our Greystone campus in California’s Napa Valley. • Academic programs that give you the strong foundation and extensive knowledge to realize your dreams in the diverse, exciting food world. Check out our programs. • Prestigious accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.