Programs

Professionals in Baking and Pastry Arts are employed in retail bakeries, fine dining restaurants, pastry and bakery shops, commercial baking operations, country clubs, and hotel and resort bake shops, where they utilize their experience to artfully prepare baked goods, specialty sugars, and chocolate pieces.

In this program, you will:

• Train and prepare for pastry chef and other bakery supervisory positions through classroom work, hands-on labs, and internship experience.
• Learn the specialized knowledge and techniques used in professional baking and pastry outlets including production of pastries, baked goods and specialty items as well as staff selection and training, purchasing, inventory control, item costing, and overall bakeshop management.

This program will be offered on the Muskegon campus beginning Fall 2009. Baker College of Muskegon’s Culinary Institute of Michigan will open in Fall 2009.