The Culinary Institute of America is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. The Culinary Institute of America’s accreditation status is accreditation reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status in 2017 was to reaffirm The Culinary Institute of America. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
The Culinary Institute of America includes campuses in Hyde Park, NY, St. Helena, CA, and San Antonio, TX, and two additional locations at Copia and in Singapore. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education can be contacted by mail at 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB#166, Wilmington, DE, 19801, by telephone at 267-284-500, or through its website: msche.org. Official recognition of this CIA accreditation may be found on the Middle States website: https://www.msche.org/institution/0689/.
The Culinary Institute of America holds an Absolute Charter issued by the New York State Board of Regents and is approved for veterans training under the G.I. Bill of Rights. The curricula are registered by the New York State Education Department. For more information, contact the New York State Education Department, Office of Higher Education, Room 975 Education Building Annex, Albany, NY 12234, 518-486-3633.
The Culinary Institute of America is a private postsecondary institution and has been granted a license to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, 1747 North Market Blvd., Suite 225, Sacramento, California, 95834; bppe@dca.ca.gov; 916-574-8900 or 1-888-370-7589; bppe.ca.gov. The definition of approval to operate is compliance with state standards as set forth in the California Private Postsecondary Act of 2009.
The Culinary Institute of America has Certificates of Authorization to operate from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, TX 78711-2788, 512-427-6101, highered.texas.gov.
For further information regarding accreditation and approval, or to review or obtain documents describing accreditation or approval, contact the Director of Accreditation & Assessment at 845-905-4613.