Career in Baking and Pastry

A Baking and Pastry specialty is a separate career path for those wanting to work in the culinary arts. The Baking & Pastry diploma is only available at a few schools in the US. Another name for this degree at the Le Cordon Bleu baking schools is Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie and Baking certificate. The schools offering degrees or training in baking and pastry preparation normally do this in conjunction with a culinary arts training program. There are some exceptions. Typically these baking and pastry schools will offer some type of training program beyond the education. Typically the baking and pastry school will place the graduate in some type of internship or advanced training program. This is where the student will learn how to apply the baking and pastry education in a real job situation. These are also avenues that the baking and pastry schools can help the students find a job after graduation. Not all schools offer these programs and the quality differs among schools. The best path to take is to apply to several schools and then compare the educational programs, internships, and placement programs. Search are a baking and pastry school near you from the following schools:Get started in this field with a degree from one of these colleges: Featured Schools

                    Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts

California Design College
Miami International University of Art & Design
The Art Institute of California - Inland Empire
The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
The Art Institute of California - Orange County
The Art Institute of California - Sacramento
The Art Institute of California - San Diego
The Art Institute of California - San Francisco
The Art Institute of Charleston
The Art Institute of Charlotte
The Art Institute of Colorado
The Art Institute of Dallas
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
The Art Institute of Houston
The Art Institute of Indianapolis
The Art Institute of Jacksonville
The Art Institute of Las Vegas
The Art Institute of New York City
The Art Institute of Ohio
The Art Institute of Philadelphia
The Art Institute of Phoenix
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
The Art Institute of Portland
The Art Institute of Salt Lake City
The Art Institute of Seattle
The Art Institute of Tampa
The Art Institute of Tennessee
The Art Institute of Vancouver - Burnaby
The Art Institute of Vancouver - Dubrulle Culinary Arts
The Art Institute of Vancouver- Downtown
The Art Institutes International Minnesota
The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago
The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
The New England Institute of Art

Arizona Baking and Pastry Schools

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale Culinary Institute

The Art Institute of Phoenix

California Baking and Pastry Schools

California Culinary Academy

California School of Culinary Arts

Institute of Technology

Florida Baking and Pastry Schools

Florida Culinary Institute

Keiser University

Orlando Culinary Academy

Illinois Baking and Pastry Schools

The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago

New York Baking and Pastry Schools

Culinary Academy of Long Island

Minnesota Baking and Pastry Schools

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - St. Paul/ Minneapolis

Missouri Baking and Pastry Schools

L’Ecole Culinaire

Oregon Baking and Pastry Schools

Western Culinary Institute

Pennsylvania Baking and Pastry Schools

Pennsylvania Culinary Institute

Texas Baking and Pastry Schools

Texas Culinary Academy - Austin

Virginia Baking and Pastry Schools

Stratford University

If you are looking for information on a career in Baking and Pastry, or would like to find out more about the training programs in the baking and pastry arts please follow the links to the schools listed above. This site does not maintain information on these schools. The above mentioned baking and pastry schools will also be able to answer information on financial aid for those wanting a degree or diploma in the field of baking and pastry career.