Have you had a desire to run your own bakery or café as far back as you can remember? Or to design spectacular cakes or prepare desserts for elegant catered affairs? The CIA Associate in Baking and Pastry Arts degree program is where you can make these dreams happen! In less than two years, you’ll be well on your way to a successful career in this creative profession thanks to the best hands-on learning experience with our expert, industry-proven faculty.
Highlights:
Learn how to craft delicious high-end products like chocolates, confections, pastries, artisan breads, cakes, and plated desserts.
Study pastry techniques, baking ingredients and technology, and principles of design.
Gain real-world experience through a paid internship semester at one of the CIA’s 2,000+ food industry partners. (Already have experience? Check out our Turbo Option.)
Hone your business skills with study in management, communications, and finance.
Discover how a retail bakery operation is run—hands-on in the CIA’s bakery café, one of our live-action restaurant classrooms that serve thousands of customers annually.
Network with top B&P employers who recruit at the CIA throughout the year.
Rise to the Top in Baking and Pastry
Explore all your career options at exciting venues such as:
Bakeries
Bistros
Hotels
Private clubs
Resorts
Restaurants
With so many possibilities, our Career Services staff is ready to help you every step of the way. There’s no network like the CIA network, which includes some of the world’s most renowned culinary, beverage, and hospitality experts.
The 69-credit Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Baking and Pastry Arts degree program includes:
51 credits in baking and pastry arts requirements
12 credits in liberal arts requirements
6 credits in business management requirements
You will get a hands-on experiential foundation in the baking and pastry arts, including specialty breads, confectionery art, production desserts, design, advanced baking principles, menus, and café savory foods.
As part of your degree program, you’ll get real-world experience during a semester-long internship at one of more than 2,000 CIA-approved businesses, as well as in the kitchens and dining rooms of the CIA’s award-winning public restaurants.