Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Baking and Pastry Entrepreneur A.A.S. degree prepares individuals for career opportunities to run independently-owned bakeries and restaurants, as well as leadership opportunities in other food service businesses. Baking and pastry students will learn cake decorating, chocolates and confection sugars, plate presentation, fundamentals of baking, cost control, nutritional components of food and desserts, and basic supervisory skills. Additionally, entrepreneur training will provide students with the innovation, management, marketing, communication, and financial skills required to successfully start and run a culinary business. The program provides students a basic background in the theory, process and practice of culinary entrepreneurship. Courses for the program are delivered through a combination of classroom and online formats.
Award Outcomes
- Prepare high quality baked goods, pastries, and sauces in a cost effective and efficient manner as utilized in professional foodservice operations
- Develop knowledge in baking and pastry production operations
- Create a variety of menus, based on selected recipes for baked goods consumption
- Demonstrate accepted safety and sanitation standards when storing and preparing baked goods
- Demonstrate interpersonal and team building skills
- Demonstrate oral and written communications skills
- Practice inclusive human relationship skills as part of the diverse hospitality industry
- Create a professional career plan utilizing a portfolio format
- Demonstrate innovative thinking in the development of culinary business models, products, and services
- Apply operations concepts to solving business problems