Get Your CIA Degree Faster

If you’re looking for faster career advancement, you’re in the right place. With the CIA Turbo Option, your food industry experience may qualify you for college transfer credits that can help you earn the CIA degree you need in as little as 15 months. Explore an associate degree in culinary arts or baking and pastry arts and take your career to the next level!

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Fire Up Your Future at the CIA

Get college credit for work experience in food!

Industry-Leading Faculty

The experts are here—Our faculty literally wrote many of the definitive culinary books—other colleges teach from them.

Best College Career Fair

Exclusive access to the best college career fair in the world of food.

Most Powerful
Alumni Network

Join the food world’s most powerful alumni network with 50K+ industry leaders and changemakers.

Create A Pop-Up Restaurant

Create and run a pop-up restaurant in college.

Become the Best of the Best

The CIA has been educating the world's premier master chefs and bakers, executive chefs, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs for almost 75 years. Our alumni go on to transform the culinary scene on a local, regional and global level in all corners of the world—they’re the best of the best. Are you ready to join them? Hear why it’s the best decision you’ll ever make.

Coming to the CIA was the best decision I ever made. I am grateful both for the education and connections I made through the college. This is a dream career. I’m doing everything I love.

Adrienne Capps ’15
General Manager, Parallel Napa Valley; Partner, Culinary One Partners

I’m a career changer. At the CIA, you’re in a safe environment where you can make mistakes and learn from them. I firmly believe your career will progress at a quicker pace with the CIA behind you.

Peiwen Lee ’13
Head Bread Baker, Starter Bakery, Berkeley, CA

What They’re Saying

For the best return on investment, choose the CIA. We’re dedicated to developing future leaders of the food and hospitality industry. A recent independent analysis of 4,500 colleges across the country shows a degree from the CIA not only pays back immediately but grows over time vs. any culinary degree that you could pursue from a degree-granting culinary college.

Invest in Your Future—You’re Worth It!

#1 in college ROI among degree-granting culinary colleges.

At the CIA, you’ll find all the ingredients you need to create a college experience that’s uniquely yours—guided by your passions, your interests, and your imagination. Each of our campuses offers a distinct flavor, a unique feel; yet at every one, you’ll be part of a tight-knit, diverse community from all walks of life, united in your shared passion for food.

You’ve Found Your Place

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Can’t wait to get started? With three entry dates each year and personalized, one-on-one admissions support, you can begin classes as soon as you’re ready.