Become a Specialized Chef by Earning a Degree at Pastry School
by Jane Smallman
Jane.Smallman@chefschoolreview.com
If you want to become a Pastry Chef you will need proper training. An associate's or bachelor's degree in the Baking and Pastry Arts will teach you all you need to know for a successful career in this field, and programs leading to these qualifications are offered by specialized pastry schools around the country.
As an aspiring pastry chef you can choose from a number of different degree programs, but a specialized baking and pastry arts degree would be most suitable for your future career. Many pastry schools offer these 2 or 4 year programs designed to teach the new pastry chef all he or she needs to get a career under way.
As a trainee pastry chef you will need to be familiar with all of these subjects, although the time you spend on each of them will depend on the type of degree you choose: associates or bachelors.
The associate's usually lasts for around two years and is intended to prepare the trainee pastry chef for his or her first job.
The bachelor's usually lasts for 3-4 years. It covers the same subjects as the associates degree but also includes others that are intended to prepare the student pastry chef for a managerial role in the future e.g. management theory, marketing, computing, and finance. The exact details of the program differ between different pastry schools.
Whichever type of degree you prefer, you should find a wide variety of pastry schools around the country to choose from.
Jane.Smallman@chefschoolreview.com
If you want to become a Pastry Chef you will need proper training. An associate's or bachelor's degree in the Baking and Pastry Arts will teach you all you need to know for a successful career in this field, and programs leading to these qualifications are offered by specialized pastry schools around the country.
As an aspiring pastry chef you can choose from a number of different degree programs, but a specialized baking and pastry arts degree would be most suitable for your future career. Many pastry schools offer these 2 or 4 year programs designed to teach the new pastry chef all he or she needs to get a career under way.
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (CHIC) prepares more students in the Chicago area for successful careers in food service than any other culinary school — using the traditional, European hands-on approach to culinary education that was previously difficult to obtain in the Midwest. Affiliated with the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu, CHIC combines classical cooking techniques with leading-edge American technology.
What Does a Degree in the Baking & Pastry Arts Involve?
Different pastry schools offer different Baking and Pastry degree programs, although the same core subjects are always covered, for example:- Basic cooking
- Nutrition
- Hearth and Specialty breads
- Desserts
- Patisserie
- Cake Decoration
- Menu Development
- Food Safety
- Cost Control
As a trainee pastry chef you will need to be familiar with all of these subjects, although the time you spend on each of them will depend on the type of degree you choose: associates or bachelors.
Which Baking and Pastry Degree? Associate's or Bachelor's?
Many pastry schools offer both degrees.The associate's usually lasts for around two years and is intended to prepare the trainee pastry chef for his or her first job.
The bachelor's usually lasts for 3-4 years. It covers the same subjects as the associates degree but also includes others that are intended to prepare the student pastry chef for a managerial role in the future e.g. management theory, marketing, computing, and finance. The exact details of the program differ between different pastry schools.
Whichever type of degree you prefer, you should find a wide variety of pastry schools around the country to choose from.
About the author
Jane Smallman runs a mountain guiding business with her husband. Her early training was in hotel management and she has worked in the hotel industry in France, Holland, the US and the UK. Following this she worked in an administrative capacity for a number of not-for-profit organizations in the UK, including the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the Refugee Legal Centre. While doing this she earned a degree in Social Sciences through distance learning with the Open University. After graduation she progressed to the University of Sussex as a full-time student where she was awarded a Masters Degree in Social and Political Thought.Sources
Posted on August 22, 2005 at 5:45 PM
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