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Campus Overview

GIA’s New York campus is a state-of-the-art facility in the International Gem Tower – right in the heart of the famed Diamond District. The campus is feet away from thousands of businesses devoted to jewelry. New York is also the gateway to the world’s largest consumer diamond market, and the vast majority of diamonds entering the United States pass through it. Jewelry is New York’s third largest industry. And GIA is in the middle of it all.
20k
SQUARE FEET FOR GIA EDUCATION
90%
OF DIAMONDS IN THE U.S. PASS THRU NYC
2,600
JEWELERS IN DIAMOND DISTRICT
New York is a unique city. It’s one of the world'’s media, financial, entertainment, and fashion capitals. It’s home to the iconic landmarks like Wall Street and the Statue of Liberty, and to edgy artist enclaves like the East Village. And it’s where thousands come with dreams of success. Whatever you’re looking for, you’ll find the best of it in New York - and the endless opportunities that come from being at the crossroads of culture and commerce.

LAB CLASSES

Colored Stone Grading

Gain hands-on practice using gemstones and explore grading a range of colored stones.

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Diamond Grading

Explore how to grade diamonds consistently and accurately.

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Gem Identification

Practice procedures and skills to identify a wide range of natural, synthetic and imitation gemstones.

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Pearl Grading

Gain hands-on training and practice testing pearls for authenticity and post-harvest treatments.

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Programs & Certificates Offered at the New York Campus

Graduate Gemologist
GG
Graduate Gemologist®

Earn the industry’s most prestigious credential.

 

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graduate diamonds
GD
Graduate Diamonds

Learn to speak the language of diamonds and embark on an exciting career path.

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Graduate Colored Stones
GCS
Graduate Colored Stones

Immerse yourself in a world of color and be prepared to seize a spectrum of opportunities.
 

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Jewelry Design & Technology
JDT
Jewelry Design & Technology

Develop design and manufacturing skills using the best of traditional and cutting-edge techniques.

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jewelry design
JD
Jewelry Design

Learn the craft of translating your ideas into stunning gem and jewelry illustrations.


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Comprehensive CAD/CAM for Jewelry
CCC
Comprehensive CAD/CAM for Jewelry

Elevate your artistry by learning how to use CAD/CAM software to design jewelry.

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GIA in New York occupies three floors of the International Gem Tower, with one floor dedicated to education. The campus has eight classrooms: six for gemology, and two for jewelry manufacturing arts.

New Home in 2014

GIA in New York occupies three floors of the International Gem Tower, with one floor dedicated to education. The campus has eight classrooms: six for gemology, and two for jewelry manufacturing arts.

The New York campus is a world away from the busy Manhattan streets. You’ll find the serene atmosphere perfectly suited for learning.

Step into Your Future

The New York campus is a world away from the busy Manhattan streets. You’ll find the serene atmosphere perfectly suited for learning.

GIA’s lobby is elegant…fashionable…refined. It captures the spirit of the industry, and it’s what you’d expect from the world’s foremost authority in gemology.

An Elegant Entry

GIA’s lobby is elegant…fashionable…refined. It captures the spirit of the industry, and it’s what you’d expect from the world’s foremost authority in gemology.

GIA offers the most authoritative and comprehensive education.

Cutting-Edge Curriculum

GIA offers the most authoritative and comprehensive education.

Benefit from a limited class size and personalized instruction.

Smaller Class Size

Benefit from a limited class size and personalized instruction.

GIA lab classes teach you how to grade with confidence diamonds, gemstones, and pearls.

Develop an Expert Eye

GIA lab classes teach you how to grade with confidence diamonds, gemstones, and pearls.

Hands-on experience that will help jumpstart your career.

Learn By Doing

Hands-on experience that will help jumpstart your career.

Industry VIPs regularly come to New York to share insights.

Network with Movers & Shakers

Industry VIPs regularly come to New York to share insights.

Pull up a chair. Kick back. Relax. The Bert Krashes Study Lounge is a great place to talk about industry news and share class notes.

Take a Break

Pull up a chair. Kick back. Relax. The Bert Krashes Study Lounge is a great place to talk about industry news and share class notes.

Nearly 100 museum-quality items throughout the campus showcase gem, mineral and jewelry specimens from the GIA collection.

Gemology on Display

Nearly 100 museum-quality items throughout the campus showcase gem, mineral and jewelry specimens from the GIA collection.

You’ll make friends from all over the world – and many of them will become future business associates.

Where Friendships Form

You’ll make friends from all over the world – and many of them will become future business associates.

Find yourself on Fifth Avenue – one of the world’s most glamorous shopping districts.

A Shopper’s Paradise

Find yourself on Fifth Avenue – one of the world’s most glamorous shopping districts.

New bike lanes let you pedal your way to class.

Bike Your Way to GIA

New bike lanes let you pedal your way to class.

The world’s finest jewelers are next door.

The Seat of Luxury

The world’s finest jewelers are next door.