The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

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.The Culinary Institute of America is the world's premier culinary college. Our mission is to give our students the world's best culinary education. The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is a private, not-for-profit college dedicated to providing the world's best professional culinary education.Excellence, leadership, professionalism, ethics, and respect for diversity are the core values that guide our efforts.We teach our students the general knowledge and specific skills necessary to live successful lives and to grow into positions of influence and leadership in their chosen profession.