Fox burrow The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is a culinary college located in Hyde Park (Dutchess County, New York) USA, founded in 1946. The CIA has branch campuses in St. Helena, California, and San Antonio, Texas, as well as a campus in Singapore. It is a not-for-profit academic institution of higher learning. The college offers traditional associate and bachelors degrees, and the worlds largest staff of American Culinary Federation (ACF) Certified Master Chefs. The college also offers continuing education for professionals in the hospitality industry as well as conferences and consulting services. The college operates on-campus restaurants in Hyde Park, St. Helena, and San Antonio. In addition to professional education, the college also offers recreational classes for non-professionals and branded cookware for the home cook. A number of books, videos, and training materials created by the faculty and staff of the CIA may be obtained for training professionals and non-professionals. Established 1946 Type Private Endowment $92.2 million President L. Timothy Ryan, EdD Academic staff 150 Undergraduates 2,880 Location Hyde Park, New York, USA Campus 3 U.S. locations, 1 Singapore location --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hyde Park is a town located in the western portion of Dutchess County, New York, United States, along the Hudson River and just north of the town of Poughkeepsie. Hyde Park is most famous for being the hometown of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His grandfathers home there, the Isaac Roosevelt House, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, as are the homes of Franklin D. Roosevelt himself, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Frederick William Vanderbilt, along with Franklin D. Roosevelt High School. Hyde Park is the location of the Culinary Institute of America, a residential college devoted to culinary and pastry arts. The population was 21,571 at the 2010 census. US 9 passes through the town near the Hudson River. The Roosevelt Family Hyde Park is the hometown of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945). His estate, Springwood, is the site of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site maintained by the National Park Service. Also on the site are his presidential library and museum.[1] Roosevelt used this residence throughout his life. FDRs historical house is now a museum that can be visited. Val-Kill was the home of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is located about 2 miles (3 km) away from the home of FDR. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt are both buried in the rose garden of the Springwood estate. President Roosevelts father, James Roosevelt, Sr., served a term as supervisor of the town of Hyde Park.
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