California Baking and Pastry Specialist Program
Explore our California pastry program and be on your way to a delicious career path
(8-month diploma program)
Raspberry danish … apple-cinnamon strudel … these words alone are enough to make most mouths water. The Baking and Pastry Specialist program in California can train you to be the person who creates these delicious pastry selections.
If you can supply a love of baking, a creative spirit and a willingness to experiment, Institute of Technology can supply the culinary arts classes in California that you need to succeed. The hands-on coursework at our baking and pastry school in California provides the foundational skills needed to create breads, specialty breads, desserts, chocolates, tarts and tortes.
When you complete these culinary arts classes in California, you will have met the American Culinary Certification Standards for Safety and Sanitation training.
Uniforms and a cake decorating kit are included in the cost of the program at our baking and pastry school in California. Textbooks are provided to the student either as classroom or student-issue learning resources.
Career Paths for Graduates of the Baking and Pastry Specialist program in California can include:
- Bread and Pastry Chef
- Dessert Specialist
- Catering Specialist
- Patisserie Specialist
- Institutional and Cafeteria Baker
- Bakery Chef
- Gourmet Specialty Baker
- Pantry/Pastry Cook
- Pastry Shop Owner
- Educator
- Instructor

