Baking School Programs & Universities: Online Directory of Colleges, Programs, Degrees & Institutions

Baking and Pastry Arts: The Academy offers an intensive program designed for those interested in professional baking and pastry. The 30-week Baking & Pastry Arts Certificate Program provides a comprehensive study of baking and pastry to prepare you for various positions at bakeries, pastry shops, restaurants, hotels, and the rapidly growing segment of in-store supermarket bakeries. The program emphasizes the hands-on application of fundamental techniques and ingredients.

The Baking & Pastry Arts Certificate Program begins with the fundamentals of ingredients, proportions, consistencies, and chemical reactions. You'll receive hands-on instruction in straight and sponge dough methods, fillings, pastries, puff pastry, specialty yeast dough items, and quick breads. The program reviews different international recipes for cookies, including mixing methods and classifications. Also explored are tartlets, basic syrups, creams, icings, and pie categories.

As you progress, the program introduces a variety of cakes, procedures for mise en place, and production of pastries. At the conclusion of the program, you'll have the opportunity to prepare candies and elaborate showpieces that incorporate chocolate molding and sculpturing, and poured and pulled sugar decorations. The Baking and Pastry Arts Program also provides comprehensive education in nutrition, safety and sanitation, and human resource management.

Baking and Pastry Certificate: Through the Baking and Pastry Certificate program, you will have the opportunity to master the theories and techniques of the culinary profession. You will acquire the creativity, flexibility and innovative thinking imperative to a successful career in this competitive field.

Kendall College - Chicago, Illinois

Certificate - Baking and Pastry

Kendall's Baking and Pastry Certificate offers an introductory overview of baking and pastry. The 24-quarter hour program presents students with a practical, hands-on education that can be completed in under a year. Students who complete the certificate may choose to continue in the associate or bachelor degree programs.

Associate - Baking and Pastry

Kendall's two-year associate degree in Baking and Pastry Arts offers a comprehensive study of baking and pastry and is located in Kendall's new, state-of-the-art bakeshop facilities in Chicago. This degree will prepare students for a career in a professional pastry kitchen or bakeshop, or in a business with baking and pastry product lines.

Baking and Pastry - Associate Degree
Baking and Pastry - Certificate

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The Culinary Academy of Long Island - Long Island, New York

Coursework - Baking and Pastry Arts I

Designed to provide a varied approach to the art of baking and pastry creation, this program emphasizes the techniques of baking bread, rolls, cakes, pies, candies and pastries. Students are taught to make Pate a Choux for eclairs and cream puffs and Puff Pastries, the premier pastry for both sweet and savory dishes. Special attention is paid to the art of decorating cakes with flowers, designs and figures to create a professional-looking product.

Designed to build on the skills introduced in Baking and Pastry Arts I, Baking and Pastry Arts II focuses on producing specialty cakes and desserts. It covers procedures for dessert menu planning and costing, as well as practical experience in preparing and presenting a wide range of restaurant and bake shop items.

Baking and Pastry Arts I - Coursework
Baking and Pastry Arts II - Coursework

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Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie & Baking Certificate: The Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie & Baking certificate program is a nine-month program that includes a two-month paid externship. You will learn over 200 proficiencies, including artisan bread production, sugar show pieces, classic European pastry, and much more.

Professional Baker - Diploma: This program is a quick, straight-line approach to an entry-level position in the baking profession. It is designed to give the student a working knowledge of the procedures, ingredients, and "do's" and "don'ts" inherent in successfully functioning in a variety of baking environments including in-store and independent retail bakeries as well as large commercial and domestic establishments.

Certificate – Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie & Baking Western Culinary Institute already enjoyed a reputation as an outstanding culinary school when it again partnered with Le Cordon Bleu International to offer the Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie & Baking certificate program. This new program is the “crème de la crème” of pastry and baking education. Western Culinary Institute offers an intensive program for those interested in a professional baking career. It will provide graduates the education necessary to master the artistry, elegance, and innovation of Pâtisserie and to excel in this creative, vibrant profession. The program includes hands-on teaching of fundamental baking skills as well as the theoretical knowledge that must underlie competency in the field. The LCB Pâtisserie & Baking Certificate offers a comprehensive sequential course of study in the fundamentals of baking and pastry arts. The Le Cordon Bleu brand represents quality throughout the world. This affiliation has added to the esteem of our respected culinary school, and to the opportunities available to its graduates.

Pastry Arts: This 12-month program is designed to develop in-depth knowledge of baking theory and techniques, as well as developing the student's dexterity in speed, timing, and coordination. By utilizing an understanding of the principals of baking and pastry, students are prepared to analyze product quality as well as solve production problems.