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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 metres away from thousands of businesses devoted to jewellery. 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. Jewellery 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 THROUGH NYC
2,600
JEWELLERS IN THE 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 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 cross-roads of culture and commerce.

LAB CLASSES

Colored Stone Grading

Gain hands-on practice using gemstones and explore grading a range of coloured 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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Programmes & Certificates Offered at the New York Campus

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GG
Graduate Gemologist®

Earn the industry’s most prestigious qualification.

 

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GD
Graduate Diamonds

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

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GCS
Graduate Colored Stones

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

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JDT
Jewelry Design & Technology

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

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JD
Jewelry Design

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


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CCJ
Comprehensive CAD/CAM for Jewelry

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

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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 gemmology, and two for jewellery 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 gemmology, and two for jewellery 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 gemmology.

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 gemmology.

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 personalised instruction.

Smaller Class Size

Benefit from a limited class size and personalised 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 jewellery specimens from the GIA collection.

Gemmology on Display

Nearly 100 museum-quality items throughout the campus showcase gem, mineral and jewellery 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 glamourous shopping districts.

A Shopper’s Paradise

Find yourself on Fifth Avenue – one of the world’s most glamourous 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 jewellers are next door.

The Seat of Luxury

The world’s finest jewellers are next door.