Baking and Pastry Certificate

Baking and Pastry Certificate is a program taught at Catholic University of America, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (3 consecutive quarters (about 9 months)) options.

The Certificate in Baking and Pastry focuses on professional cake decorating and the skills to create and sell cakes for a variety of occasions. Students study professional cake decorating, including Business and Marketing topics such as starting, managing, and growing a small business, social media marketing, and building a brand.

The curriculum also covers Foundations of Cakes, including piping, floral arrangement, mousses, sponge cakes and torts, meringues, and chocolates, plus Advanced Cakes and Decorating such as 3-D cakes, cake carving and sculpting, gum paste, fondant, and sugar work.

Students take eight credit hours per quarter for three consecutive quarters. Instruction includes practical work in kitchen classrooms, including a dedicated chocolate and sugar kitchen with industrial-scale equipment. Students also gain exposure to professional restaurant and bakery settings by serving creations in an on-campus restaurant and café. The undergraduate program structure includes a 4 quarter hour internship and 30 quarter hours of major lab courses.

Modules

• KBPA 105 Foundations of Professional Baking and Pastry
• KBPA 142 Foundations of Cakes
• KCUL 115 Professional Growth and Development I
• KBPA 120 Pastry Techniques
• KBPA 101 Pastry Science
• CUL 110 Sanitation
• KCUL 125 Professional Growth and Development II
• KBPA 160 Artisan Breads
• KBPA 131 Breakfast Pastries
• KBPA 145 Small Business Entrepreneurship

The minimum requirements for admission in Baking and Pastry Certificate at Catholic University of America for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Catholic University of America.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Catholic University of America as pre-requiste for admission in Baking and Pastry Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://nl.edu/kendall-college/programs/baking-and-pastry/certificate-in-baking-and-pastry/

• Chocolatier
• Food Stylist
• Pastry Chef
• Research and Development Pastry Chef

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.