The Culinary Institute of America
Seal of the Culinary Institute
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Former names
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New Haven Restaurant Institute(1946–1947) Restaurant Institute of Connecticut (1947–1951) |
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| Motto | The World's Premier Culinary College |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1946 |
| Endowment | $131.2 million (2015) |
| President | L. Timothy Ryan |
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Academic staff
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170 |
| Undergraduates | 2,880 |
| Location |
Hyde Park, New York, United States 41°44′45″N 73°55′59″W / 41.745941°N 73.932959°WCoordinates: 41°44′45″N 73°55′59″W / 41.745941°N 73.932959°W |
| Campus | 4 U.S. locations, 1 Singapore location |
| Colors |
Green and gold
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| Nickname | Steels |
| Affiliations | HVIAC |
| Website | www |
The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is an American private not-for-profit college specializing in culinary and baking and pastry arts education. The CIA's primary campus is located in Hyde Park, New York, with branch campuses in St. Helena and Napa, California, San Antonio, Texas, and the Republic of Singapore. The college offers associate and bachelor's degrees, and has the largest staff of American Culinary Federation Certified Master Chefs. The CIA also offers continuing education for professionals in the hospitality industry as well as conferences and consulting services. In addition to professional education, the college also offers recreational classes for non-professionals. The college operates student-run restaurants on their four U.S. campuses. The school colors (green and gold) refer to the school's mission to sustain the environment and to strive for excellence.
The school was founded in 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut, as a vocational institute for returning veterans of World War II. With a growing student body, the school purchased a former Jesuit novitiate in Hyde Park in 1970, which remains its central campus. The school began awarding associate degrees in 1971 and bachelor's degrees in 1993. The school opened its St. Helena campus in 1995, its Texas campus in 2008, its Singapore campus in 2010, and its Napa campus in 2016.
The New Haven Restaurant Institute was founded by culinary educator Frances Roth and Katherine Angell (wife of James Rowland Angell) on May 22, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut as a vocational training school for returning World War II veterans. With assistance from Yale University, the school purchased the Davies mansion in New Haven's Prospect Hill neighborhood. The building, later known as Angell Hall, was joined by the adjacent Taft Mansion, now demolished. The first class consisted of sixteen students and the faculty included a dietitian, a baker, and a chef. In 1947 the school was renamed the Restaurant Institute of Connecticut to reflect its growing repute; the school's name was changed again to the Culinary Institute of America in 1951.
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