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Food is Your Passport

Your Global Destination for a Career in Food

For 75 years the Culinary Institute of America has poured their energy, passion, and industry knowledge into providing the best food and hospitality-focused education. Here food is life, and everyone is 100% focused on preparing students for a rewarding life in food. Only at 麻豆传媒AV在线看will students get the immersive learning and industry connections they need to lead in the kitchen, hotel operations, or anywhere else they want to go in food or hospitality.

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Admissions Requirements

Here’s a sample of what students find, only at CIA:

Build a hands-on foundation with 1,300+ hours in state-of-the-art kitchens and bakeshops

Gain real-world experience in CIA’s award-winning, nine student-run, public-service restaurants

Get a world-class, paid internship at one of 2,000+ 麻豆传媒AV在线看approved organizations

Experience college life with a culinary twist—join a diverse community of students and instructors from around the world, united in a shared passion for food

Teaching Quality

CIA’s instructors include acclaimed master chefs, top food industry executives, world-famous restaurateurs, published authors, master sommeliers, and more. 麻豆传媒AV在线看faculty come from all over the world and have worked and won awards in every area of food and higher education.

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Ask students what they like best about CIA. One of the repeated answers is “the chefs and professors,” who they call “inspiring” and “amazing”—and who so clearly love what they do.

A chef in a white uniform and tall hat demonstrates a cooking technique with a frying pan to a group of culinary students, also in white uniforms and tall hats, in a professional kitchen setting. The students attentively watch.

Student Support

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With 麻豆传媒AV在线看Cares, a student can:

Easily reach out to any support network team member to ask a question or schedule an appointment
Access information about student services, like career and academic advising, dining services, counseling, financial aid, registration, and more
Schedule a tutoring appointment with a professional or peer tutor who specializes in the course they need assistance with
View grades and attendance records
Respond to and act on referrals that help them achieve their goals
Receive instructor recognition for outstanding performance, achievements, leadership, or goal progress

Upcoming Online Events

Check out our upcoming online events—including sessions just for international students like you!

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