Program Overview

Certificate of Achievement

The Baking and Pastry Certificate offers our students with the real-world exposure to the professional baking and pastry industry. This experience will give every student more than 400 hours of kitchen experience and introduce topics such as breads, pies, cakes, chocolates, and pastries. We provide various methods to deliver the education you will need to begin your career or business in professional baking and pastry.

Salary, Growth and Careers

Salary

Careers associated with this program have a salary range from $33,000 to $81,000 with an average salary of $49,000.

Growth

Career opportunities for this program are expected to grow nationwide from 2022 to 2032.

Careers

• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +4.9%
  • Average Salary: $47,000
  • Salary Range: $37,000 - $53,000
• Bakers
  • Education Level: No formal educational credential
  • Job Growth: +4.9%
  • Average Salary: $40,000
  • Salary Range: $35,000 - $43,000
• Chefs and Head Cooks
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +5.3%
  • Average Salary: $67,000
  • Salary Range: $49,000 - $78,000
• Cooks, All Other
  • Education Level: No formal educational credential
  • Job Growth: +3.2%
  • Average Salary: $39,000
  • Salary Range: $33,000 - $41,000
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
  • Education Level: No formal educational credential
  • Job Growth: +2.1%
  • Average Salary: $46,000
  • Salary Range: $38,000 - $49,000
• Cooks, Private Household
  • Education Level: Postsecondary nondegree award
  • Job Growth: -5.5%
  • Average Salary: $65,000
  • Salary Range: $34,000 - $81,000
• Cooks, Restaurant
  • Education Level: No formal educational credential
  • Job Growth: +20.4%
  • Average Salary: $42,000
  • Salary Range: $36,000 - $45,000

Program Map

Culinary Arts: Professional Baking and Pastry

Certificate of Achievement

22.0 Units

• Fall 2024 (1st Term)
  • MAJ CA 101: Introduction to Food Service, Safety, and Sanitation (2.0 Units)
  • MAJ CA 180: Introduction to Baking Skills (4.0 Units)
• Spring 2025 (2nd Term)
  • MAJ CA 181: Professional Baking and Pastry Production I (5.0 Units)
  • MAJ CA 120: Introduction to the Hospitality Industry (3.0 Units)
• Fall 2025 (3rd Term)
  • MAJ CA 182: Professional Baking and Pastry Production II (5.0 Units)
  • MAJ CA 240: Human Relations in Hospitality (3.0 Units)