
Baking & Pastry Arts
Under the guidance of professional chefs, learn the skills for breads, pastry, and cakes.
- Express individual creativity through baking.
- Sell your product at the student-operated Rise Bakery Outlet.

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Units of Study
- Hospitality & Baking Industry
- Sanitation and Safety
- Business Math
- Baking Preparation
- Baking Fundamentals
- Purchasing, Receiving, Inventory & Storage
- Nutrition
- Baking Planning
- Human Relations
Certifications
Baking and Pastry Arts students earn the following certifications in high school:
- ServSafe Foodhandler
- ServSafe Manager
- ServSafe Food Allergens
College Articulation
Articulations
* Indicates SOAR Credits 3902 SOAR page 1
Bucks County Community College - Up to 35 Credits
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Students must meet program requirements to access credits
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Advanced on NOCTI/NIMS exam
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Completion of Task List
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Technical Entrepreneurship | Catalog
Culinary Institute of America - 3 Credits
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Food Manager’s Safety (Serv Safe)
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Mathematics (pass challenge test)
CIA Baking and Pastry Arts Programs
Bucks County Community College - 9 Credits
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Basic Food Prep & Management
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Advanced Food Prep & Management
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Baking & Decorating
Montgomery County Community College* - 9 Credits
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Food Service Fundamentals
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Intro to Baking and Pastry
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Baking and Pastry Internship
Culinary Arts Associate of Applied Science
Northampton Community College - 6 credits
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BAKE 101: Baking and Pastry Fundamentals
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BAKE 110: Introduction to Baking and Pastry
Delaware County Community College * - 9 Credits
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Baking and Pastry Foundations I
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Baking and Pastry Foundations II
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Nutrition and the Hospitality Industry
Discover a Career in Culinary Arts
Luzerne County Community College * - 9 Credits
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Foundations for Pastry
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Culinary Fundamentals I
PA Highlands Community College * - 9 Credits
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Intro to Business
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Baking & Pastry
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Foods 1
Westmoreland County Community College* - 9 Credits
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Supervision and Training
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Intro to Hospitality Industry
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Foundations of Cooking and Baking
Industry Salary Ranges
- Baker: $25,000 - $38,400
- Pastry Chef: $23,150 - $74,170
- Food Service Manager: $28,780 - $83,010
Career Opportunities
- Baker
- Cake Designer
- Pastry Chef
- Commercial Production Bakers
- Catering
- Institutional Baking
Program Costs
- Uniform: $125
- Skid Resistant Shoes: $35
- Certifications: $40