Program areas at CIA
The Culinary Institute of America (cia) is widely recognized as the world's premier Culinary college dedicated to driving leadership development for the food service and hospitality industry. The cia was founded in 1946 and has enjoyed a distinctive and successful history characterized by rapid expansion in its 72 years of service. Today more than 3200 students representing every state and more than 40 countries are enrolled in degree programs. The cia offers associate degrees in Culinary arts and baking and pastry arts; and bachelor degree majors in business administration in food business management, hospitality management, Culinary science, applied food studies, and a bachelor's of professional studies offered through the degree completion program. The curricula for both the associate and bachelor's degree include a required internship that provides real-world experience at top restaurants, hotels, resorts and other food service companies. Students may also opt to participate in an overseas travel experience in italy, spain, france, peru, china, or take part in an immersive, collaborative learning experience and project during a focus's concentrations in wines, farm-to-table or entrepreneurship. The cia offers an on-line master's degree in food business as well as graduate certificates in Culinary arts and wine and beverage. Conferences and consulting services have made the cia the "think tank" of the food service industry in areas of health and wellness, sustainability, world cuisine and cultures and professional excellence and innovation. The cia consulting group tailors' programs for the food service industry and the military in research and development, flavor exploration, product testing, training as well as prochef (r) certification. The cia leadership programs, spearheaded by the cia strategic initiatives group, help food service professionals learn more about the next wave of change. Conferences and leadership retreats focus on topics and trends crucial to the food service industry including flavor development, health and wellness, nutrition science, volume food service menu r&d and collaboration between production agriculture and volume food service. The cia also offers program courses for professional and food enthusiasts taught by expert instructors these classes are designed to help food enthusiast grow their knowledge and gain confidence by offering intensive boot camps, hands-on cooking classes, wine and beverage classes, and chef demonstrations. The cia has campuses in hyde park, new york, st. helena and napa, California, san antonio, Texas and singapore.