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Baking & Pastry Specialist Program
Become a pastry chef
If you have a love for baking, a creative spirit, and a willingness to succeed, then consider attending the Institute of Technology’s Baking & Pastry Specialist program. Here’s your chance to discover the foundational skills needed to create breads, desserts, chocolates, tarts and much more – and to realize your potential with a career as a Baking & Pastry Specialist.
You will receive a professional education led by instructors who have the experience to help you understand the fundamental culinary skills necessary in baking and pastry creation.
What you will learn
The curriculum covers the preparation and presentation of breads, specialty breads, cakes, desserts, chocolates, tarts, and tortes. Our hands-on approach to teaching, personal attention from our qualified instructors, and your desire to learn will turn you into a marketable graduate who is prepared to meet the certification standards of the American Culinary Federation as well as the National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe certification. You will explore entry-level culinary career opportunities, including:
- Bread and pastry chef
- Dessert specialist
- Bakery chef
- Pantry/pastry cook
- Pastry shop owner
- Institutional and cafeteria baker
- Catering specialist
- Patisserie specialist
- Instructor
Along with the skills you gain from our comprehensive program, you will receive the proper tools. A culinary kit is included with the cost of the program!
Our curriculum puts the tools in your hands and the knowledge in your mind so you can start your career sooner than you thought possible. All you have to do is contact Institute of Technology to get started!
Campuses offering the Baking & Pastry Specialist program:
On-time Graduation Rate – 48%
ACCSC Employment Rate – 69%
Occupational Outcome – Baker, Chef, Head Cook (SOC Codes 35-1011, 51-3011)
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Median Federal Loan Amount – $7,500.00
Median Private and Institutional Loan Amount – $0
Tuition and Fees – $18,070.00 (Books and supplies included)
Credit Hours – 55 quarter credit hours
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Institute of Technology has day and evening classes, so I could work in the afternoon and go to school at night.
Myra
Culinary Arts Professional Program Graduate