Program Overview

Baking Arts, AAS

The Baking Arts AAS degree prepares students for employment opportunities in a professional pastry kitchen, bakeshop, or business with professional product lines. Students develop academic knowledge and occupational skills that are required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement.

Baking Arts AAS degree graduates will:

• be prepared for a range of entry-level positions in the field
• properly manipulate chocolate and sugar
• create a wide-range of pastries including cakes, candies, sugar, chocolate, and centerpieces demonstrating advanced techniques
• obtain basic culinary skills
• exhibit proper use of ingredients for persons with dietary concerns
• obtain basic management skills including costing and menu planning, safety and sanitation, and employee supervision
• apply marketing and profitability concepts in a bakeshop environment
• demonstrate communication, critical thinking, cultural humility, information literacy, and teamwork skills
• meet Humanities, Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, and Written Communication general education distribution area outcomes

Program Requirements

Required Course Sequence

General education courses can be taken in different quarters as needed.

• Quarter One
  • BAKE 109 Introduction to Baking 10 credits
  • BAKE 111 Food Service Safety and Sanitation 2 credits
  • BAKE 112 Savory Baking 3 credits
  • CMST& 210 Interpersonal Communication 5 credits (or any Humanities course)
• Quarter Two
  • BAKE 119 Intermediate Baking Arts 10 credits
  • BAKE 121 Gluten Free and Dietary Restrictions 5 credits
  • MATH& 107 Math in Society 5 credits (or any college-level Quantitative Reasoning course)
• Quarter Three
  • BAKE 129 Cakes 10 credits
  • BAKE 131 Centerpieces 5 credits
• Quarter Four
  • BAKE 209 Breads 6 credits
  • BAKE 211 Confections 6 credits
  • BAKE 212 Capstone 4 credits
  • PSYC& 100 General Psychology 5 credits (or any Social Science course)
• Quarter Five
  • BAKE 219 Bakery Retail Management 10 credits
  • BAKE 221 Baking Projects 2 credits
  • ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5 credits

General Education Requirements - 20 Credits

• CMST& 210 Interpersonal Communication 5 credits (or any Humanities course)
• MATH& 107 Math in Society 5 credits (or any college-level Quantitative Reasoning course)
• PSYC& 100 General Psychology 5 credits (or any Social Science course)
• ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5 credits

Diversity and Social Justice Requirement

Within the degree requirements, students must complete a 3-5 credit course that meets the college’s Diversity and Social Justice (DSJ) requirement. DSJ courses are designated in the college schedule and are designed to meet other general education or technical requirements simultaneous to meeting the DSJ requirement.

Total Program Credits: 93