Professional Baking and Pastry Arts Management (AAT)(Plan Code: BPAPBAPT)

Do you adore the smell of baked goods coming from your oven and the smiles that you get when you serve up your favorite recipe? Do you love baking so much you'd like it to become your career? If so, we invite you to consider enrolling in our Associates in Professional Baking and Pastry Arts Program. Whether you aspire to be an executive chef, a catering manager, a restaurant manager or open your own food-related small business, the Baking and Pastry Arts Management program at the Tod and Maxine McClaskey Culinary Institute will prepare you for a range of career opportunities. Our new facility gives you hands-on experience in a production kitchen, retail bakery, food kiosks and a full-service dining room. Our exceptional faculty bring years of real-world experience as well as teaching expertise in areas like retail operations, merchandising, inventory management, purchasing, and personnel management that you need to stand out to potential employers. Our program concludes with a internship experience in a professional baking and pastry arts industry setting, allowing you to get professional experience and industry references to launch your career. Are you still determining if this career path is right for you? Explore all the degree and certificate programs in the Business and Entrepreneurship Area of Study online. There are free resources available to you in Career Services that will help you explore job opportunities that interest you. Additionally, you'll have access to free tutoring available to make sure you have the support you need to be successful throughout your program.