Consumer Information

To guide current and prospective students, parents, employees, and the public, this page contains links to helpful information about the Culinary Institute of America as an institution of higher education from a consumer standpoint. For more information, or to request a paper copy of the information provided here, please contact the respective CIA office or the Director of Accreditation and Assessment at [email protected].

• Higher Education Relief Fund III Reporting Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students—March 2022 (PDF)
• Higher Education Relief Fund III Reporting Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students—March 2021 (PDF)
• Higher Education Relief Fund II Reporting Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (PDF)
• CARES ACT Higher Education Relief Fund Reporting Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students (PDF)
• Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for HEERF I, II, and III (a)(1) Institutional Portion, (a)(2), and (a)(3)
  • Quarter Ending—September 30, 2021 (PDF)
  • Quarter Ending—June 30, 2021 (PDF)
  • Quarter Ending—December 31, 2020 (PDF)
  • Quarter Ending—September 30, 2020 (PDF)
• Institutional and Program Accreditation/Approval Information
• Diversity at CIA
• Student Diversity Statistics
• Green Campus
• Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, and Discrimination Policy (PDF)
• Title IX at CIA: Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, and Discrimination Response and Prevention
• Notice of Nondiscrimination
• California Disclosures

• Certificate Program Information
  • CIA California
• General Institutional Information
  • Academic Catalog
  • Career and Job Placement Services
  • College Navigator
  • Computer and Network Usage Policy (PDF)
  • Copyright Infringement and Peer-To-Peer File Sharing
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy (PDF)
  • Educational Programs
  • Estimated Cost of Books
  • Faculty and Staff Profiles
  • Foreign Gifts Reporting
  • Instructional Facilities (PDF)
  • Net Price Calculator
  • Price of Attendance
  • Privacy of Student Records—Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (PDF)
  • Student Activities: New York campus | California campus | Texas campus
  • Student Complaint Process
  • Student Handbook
  • Transfer Credit Policies and Articulation Agreements
  • Voter Registration
• Health and Safety Information
  • Alcohol and Drug Policy and Support Resources (PDF)
  • Campus Safety Report (PDF)
  • Fire Safety, Fire Statistics, and Fire Log (On-Campus Housing Facilities) (PDF)
  • Missing Student Notification (PDF)
  • Vaccination Policy (PDF)
  • Weapons Policy (PDF)
• Student Financial Assistance
  • Assistance Available From Federal, State, Local, and Institutional Programs
  • Financial Aid Code of Conduct
  • Private Educational Loan Disclosures (PDF)
  • The Rights and Responsibilities of Financial Aid Recipients (PDF)
  • Student Loan Information
  • Withdrawal Refund Policies: New York campus | California campus | Texas campus (PDFs)
• Student Outcomes
  • Graduation Rate
  • Job Placement for Graduates
  • Retention Rate

Copyright Infringement and Peer-To-Peer File Sharing:

CIA respects the rights of copyright holders, their agents and representatives, and strives to protect those rights through compliance with copyright law prohibiting the reproduction, distribution, public display or public performance of copyrighted materials over the Internet without permission of the copyright holder, except in accordance with fair use or other applicable exceptions. CIA also respects the legal and appropriate use by individuals of copyrighted materials on the Internet, including but not limited to ownership, license or permission, and fair use under the United States Copyright Act.

Employees and students are responsible for understanding and complying with the rights of copyright owners in their use of copyrighted materials. Information can be found at the United States Copyright Office.

Unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing on CIA networks is prohibited and blocked by bandwidth-shaping technology. Violations of copyright law or this policy, including the use of technology to circumvent the blocking of peer-to-peer file sharing, may subject employees and students to disciplinary action, including but not limited to termination of network privileges, as well as civil and criminal liabilities.

In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or fixed damages from $750 to $30,000 per work infringed. For willful infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed. A court may also assess costs and attorneys’ fees. Willful copyright infringement may result in imprisonment of up to five years, and fines of up to $250,000 per offense.

CIA’s Designated Agent for complaints of alleged copyright infringement is:

Susan Cussen
Vice President—Strategic Initiatives and Branch Campuses
The Culinary Institute of America
1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, NY 12538
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 845-451-1471

Estimated Cost of Books:

Students are responsible for purchasing books from sources of their choosing. The estimated annual (two semesters) cost of books is $800 for undergraduate programs, and $1,500 for online graduate programs. Book lists for each course including ISBNs are made available to students via the Intranet after enrollment.

Foreign Gifts Reporting:

The Culinary Institute of America submits semi-annual reports to the Department of Education in the area of Foreign Gifts as required by the U.S. Department of Education.

Student Outcomes

Graduation Rate
View the latest Graduation Rate on College Navigator.

Job Placement for Graduates
For CIA students who graduated between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, a post-graduation outcome is known for 69%. Of those whose outcome is known, 100% are either employed, continuing their education, or not seeking employment.

Retention Rate
View the latest Retention Rate on College Navigator.

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