Real World, Live Action Experiences
CIA Restaurants and Internships
Do you want complete, authentic, real-world practice working in restaurants, bakeshops, and food businesses? That鈥檚 exactly what you鈥檒l get at CIA. No other culinary college gives you an immersive, hands-on food industry experience like this. The expert instructors in our restaurants and mentors at your chosen internship will guide you in experiential learning so that when you hit the workforce, you鈥檒l be more then ready to succeed.
High-Energy Experience in Our Restaurants
The CIA restaurant experience will really make you stand out to food industry employers. The hands-on work you鈥檒l do in our restaurant kitchens and dining rooms is exactly the kind of experience they value鈥攁nd they often look to CIA grads first when hiring.
Industry-Wide Selection of Internships
You have a world of choices for your semester-long internship, giving you unprecedented access to Michelin three-star restaurants, international hotel groups, innovative test kitchens, and more throughout the food and hospitality industry.
Chat With a Student
Are you curious about what it鈥檚 really like to attend CIA? We鈥檝e got you covered. Our students are ready to answer the questions you haven鈥檛 asked anyone else, share their own personal experiences, and give you genuine advice鈥攂ecause they鈥檝e gone through it, too.
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Restaurants: Learn by Doing
Time to get to work! You鈥檒l be thrown into the mix in these real-world, live-action classrooms. With the most on-campus public restaurants of any culinary college, CIA offers you big-time experience honing your skills and preparing for the food industry that you won鈥檛 get anywhere else.
Internship: Real Life Experiences
There鈥檚 only one way to see what it鈥檚 really like out there in the food industry鈥攁n awesome internship experience (or 鈥渆xternship,鈥� as we like to call it in this industry)!
Earn & Learn
Gain work experience, build your r茅sum茅, and save on your tuition. Students will work in roles specifically chosen for their professional-level experience. You鈥檒l receive competitive earnings that reduce your tuition costs鈥攚ith the convenience of on-campus employment.