Baking & Pastry Arts
Under the guidance of professional chefs, learn the skills for breads, pastry, and cakes.
- Express individual creativity through baking.
- Sell your product at the student-operated Rise Bakery Outlet.
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Units of Study
- Hospitality & Baking Industry
- Sanitation and Safety
- Business Math
- Baking Preparation
- Baking Fundamentals
- Purchasing, Receiving, Inventory & Storage
- Nutrition
- Baking Planning
- Human Relations
Certifications
Baking and Pastry Arts students earn the following certifications in high school:
- ServSafe Foodhandler
- ServSafe Manager
College Articulation
Bucks County Community College - Up to 35 Credits
- Students must meet program requirements to access credits
- Advanced on NOCTI/NIMS exam
- Completion of Task List
- Technical Entrepreneurship | Catalog
Culinary Institute of America - 3 Credits
- Food Manager’s Safety (Serv Safe)
- Mathematics (pass challenge test)
- CIA Baking and Pastry Arts Programs
Bucks County Community College - 9 Credits
- Basic Food Prep & Management
- Advanced Food Prep & Management
- Baking & Decorating
- Chef Apprenticeship | Catalog
- Hospitality Management
Montgomery County Community College - 9 Credits
- Intro to Culinary Techniques
- Culinary Foundations
- Safety & Sanitation
- Culinary Practicum I
- Baking & Pastry Arts degree
- Culinary Arts Associate of Applied Science
Delaware County Community College * - 9 Credits
- Baking and Pastry Foundations I
- Baking and Pastry Foundations II
- Nutrition and the Hospitality Industry
- Discover a Career in Culinary Arts
Lackawanna College * - 9 Credits
- Culinary Foundations
- Intro to Gastronomy & Hospitality
- Baking Industry Knowledge
- Baking and Pastry Associate Degree
Luzerne County Community College * - 9 Credits
- Food Sanitation and Safety
- Pantry & Cold Food Production
- Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry or Baking Techniques and Analysis
- Culinary Arts - Program of Study
Community College of Philadelphia* - 6 Credits
- Foodserv Safety & Sanitation
- Elementary Baking and Pastry
- Culinary Arts | Community College of Philadelphia
PA Highlands Community College * - 9 Credits
- Intro to Business
- Baking & Pastry
- Foods 1
- Culinary Arts (AAS)
*Indicates SOAR Credits 3902 SOAR page 1
Industry Salary Ranges
- Baker: $18,140 - $38,400
- Pastry Chef: $23,150 - $74,170
- Food Service Manager: $28,780 - $83,010
Career Opportunities
- Baker
- Baker’s Helper
- Cake Designer / Artist Caterer
- Pastry Chef
- Pastry Cook
- Owner / Operator Baking & Pastry Business
Program Costs
- Uniform: $80
- Skid Resistant Shoes: $35
- Certifications: $40