The Culinary Institute of America

The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is a private culinary school with its main campus in Hyde Park, New York, and branch campuses in St. Helena and Napa, California; San Antonio, Texas; and Singapore.  

The college, which was the first to teach culinary arts in the United States, offers associate, bachelor's, and master’s degrees, and has the largest staff of American Culinary Federation Certified Master Chefs. It also offers continuing education for professionals in the hospitality industry as well as conferences and consulting services.  

The college additionally provides recreational classes for non-professionals and operates several student-run restaurants on its four U.S. campuses. It was founded in 1946.

Category:Schools in New York (state)
Category:1946 establishments in the United States