Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef

The Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef associate degree program at the Culinary Institute of America is offered by this private nonprofit institution in Hyde Park, NY. The program falls within the culinary arts and food service management field (CIP 12.0501) and provides professional-level training in baking, pastry production, and confectionery arts at the associate credential level.

The Culinary Institute of America offers several related programs at the same campus, including a Baking and Pastry Arts certificate, Culinary Arts/Chef Training at both the certificate and associate levels, Culinary Science/Culinology, and Culinary Arts and Related Services. Students in the baking and pastry associate program can expect hands-on kitchen instruction covering bread baking, cake design, chocolate work, and restaurant and production pastry techniques.