Undergraduate Degree Programs
Food is Your Opportunity.
Food has the power to unlock new possibilities, make connections, and create a lasting global impact. Whether you’ve always known you were destined for a career in food or you’re just starting to consider it, we invite you to explore our comprehensive associate and bachelor’s degree programs.
Whatever your career goals may be, our degree programs will prepare you with the skills, knowledge, and experience to make a significant difference, whether it鈥檚 in your own community or on a global scale.
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Associate Degrees
Our associate degree programs include the CIA Core Advantage and are delivered in less than two years. CIA’s associate programs are offered at our New York, California, and Texas campuses, giving you flexibility to choose which campus is your best fit.
Baking and Pastry Arts
Looking for a creative career with a sweet payoff? Maybe even own your own bakery? Major in baking and pastry arts, and in fewer than two years, you鈥檒l learn to master high-end breads, chocolates, confections, pastries,and plate desserts.
Culinary Arts
Love to cook? Aspire to be a top chef or restaurateur? If so, our culinary arts major is for you. Explore global cuisines, develop creative menus, sharpen your culinary techniques and skills, manage staff, and gain key organizational skills needed to succeed in the industry.
Bachelor鈥檚 Degrees
Our bachelor鈥檚 degree programs include the same culinary or baking curriculum and build on the CIA Core Advantage with leadership, problem-solving, and entrepreneurial development鈥攖hrough specialized majors, concentrations, travel experiences and more. CIA鈥檚 bachelor鈥檚 degree programs are offered at our New York campus and are completed in just 38-months (or less, with transfer credits).
Food Business Management
Blend vital business management expertise with your passion for food. Gain the leadership skills, management experience, and entrepreneurial know-how you need to build a successful career in this thriving industry.
Applied Food Studies
Looking for a career with a major impact? In this program, whether you鈥檙e looking to help your own community or you鈥檙e thinking globally, you鈥檒l develop real-world skills, an understanding for improving food systems, and a capacity to communicate about complex issues such as food waste, food insecurity, sustainability, and food justice.
Culinary Science
Are you excited by the idea of recipe development or working in a culinary test kitchen? Explore the science and creative aspects of food with a degree program that prepares you for an innovative career in the kitchen or as part of a research and development department, restaurant group, or product development laboratory.
Hospitality Management
The hospitality world is expansive and exciting鈥攆rom restaurants, resorts, and hotels to sports venues, entertainment complexes, and casinos. Success in this industry means mastering food and beverage as well as operations and management.
Additional Undergraduate Opportunities
Food Business Leadership
Online鈥攆or CIA Associate Degree Graduates Only
Grow your opportunities and your earning potential while you work! This convenient online bachelor鈥檚 degree program is the perfect way to advance your career and become a leader in the food industry.
Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Completion Program
Make the Most of the Credits You鈥檝e Already Earned
Already have some college credits and always thought you might be suited to a career in the food world? CIA鈥檚 Bachelor of Professional Studies in Culinary Arts or Baking and Pastry Arts鈥攐ffered at our New York campus鈥攎ay be just what you鈥檙e looking for!
Food Business Management, Singapore
For Singaporean Polytechnic Institute Diploma Holders
Wouldn鈥檛 you love to understand food in a whole new way that perfectly complements your diploma studies? You can, when you broaden your mind at CIA Singapore in our Bachelor of Business Administration in Food Business Management.
admissions
Explore Our Programs and Find Your Fit
Not sure which degree is right for you? Whether you鈥檙e looking to visit one of our campuses or would prefer the convenience of a virtual event, there鈥檚 no better way to learn more about CIA鈥檚 programs than with one of our admissions events.
Tuition and Financial Aid
Food Is Your Purpose
If you鈥檙e looking to advance your career in food, there is no better investment than a CIA education. From hands-on opportunities and expert faculty instruction to unique concentrations and exclusive networking events, our education and experiences are unparalleled. We are also committed to making your CIA education as affordable as possible. Our costs are comparable to similar colleges, with more than 90% of our students receiving some form of financial aid.
