Baking & Pastry Associate Degree
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In just under two years, this hands-on program will give you the expertise to excel as a professional pastry chef or open your own bakery under the guidance of experienced chef instructors in small group settings.
The curriculum has been carefully designed to prepare a student for leadership, supervision, marketing, service, and management positions within the hospitality industry.
In just under two years, this hands-on program will give you the expertise to excel as a professional pastry chef or open your own bakery under the guidance of experienced chef instructors in small group settings.
The curriculum has been carefully designed to prepare a student for leadership, supervision, marketing, service, and management positions within the hospitality industry.
The curriculum has been carefully designed to prepare a student for leadership, supervision, marketing, service, and management positions within the hospitality industry.
Possibilities
Foundation courses
- Fundamentals of Backing & Pastry Level 1&2
- Advanced Baking & Pastry Level 3
- Artistic Skills of Backing & Pastry Level 4
- Hospitallity Courses
- Management Courses
- Academic Courses
- Introduction to Spanish or French
- Externship with an option for international sites
- Wine Fundamentals
Electives
- Advanced Artistic skills in Pastry decor
- Culinary Arts (level 1)
- Hospitality Information Technology
- Loss Prevention Management
- Leadership in the Hospitality Industry
- Sommelier
Quick Facts
- Program Name: Associate of Applied Science in Baking and Pastry
- Program Duration: 90 weeks
- Class Times: 4 days a week with choice of morning, afternoon or evening.
- Training Method: In-Person, Hands-On Learning for Labs, and online academic course.
Reach Your Goals With optional Online and In-Person classes
Achieve your education goals with in-person or online academic and culinary courses at our Houston Campus. Online Classes have real-time instruction and allow students to interact with the instructor. CIL's online options are desinged for student success with the flexibility to attend courses in-person if preffered.
Our campus is in Houston, one of the most dynamic cities known for its gastronomy and hospitality industry.
Achieve your education goals with in-person or online academic and culinary courses at our Houston Campus. Online Classes have real-time instruction and allow students to interact with the instructor. CIL's online options are desinged for student success with the flexibility to attend courses in-person if preffered.
Our campus is in Houston, one of the most dynamic cities known for its gastronomy and hospitality industry.
Flexibility
International Study Tour
Students attending our program have the opportunity to participate in an international or domestic study tour during their 10-week externship.
Puebla, Mexico is one of our international destinations and the gastronomy center, along with Nice and Corsica, France. Domestic locations include Externship Affiliate sites in Texas, Louisiana, and California, to name a few.
Students attending our program have the opportunity to participate in an international or domestic study tour during their 10-week externship.
Puebla, Mexico is one of our international destinations and the gastronomy center, along with Nice and Corsica, France. Domestic locations include Externship Affiliate sites in Texas, Louisiana, and California, to name a few.
Externship