Certificate of Achievement
Career/Technical (Major Code: 01820)

Designed to prepare students to work as pastry chefs in local restaurants, hotels, resorts, bakeries, and catering establishments. Develops skills in food handling, bread and pastry baking, and decoration techniques. Introduces principles of bakery production and cost management. 

Program Student Learning Outcome

• Demonstrate an understanding of the properties and functions of various ingredients used in baking and pastry, and demonstrate proper scaling and measurement techniques.

Gainful Employment

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Students who complete this program will have acquired the necessary analytical tools to successfully secure gainful employment in the field of study.

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