Baking and Pastry

Certificate: Business
Credit Requirements: 24 Semester Credit Hours

The Baking and Pastry certificate program prepares students for baking and pastry positions in a variety of settings, including fine dining restaurants and retail bakeries. Students study both theory and practical applications of baking, cake decorating and retail bake shop management. All culinary courses are presented in culinary theory with application in kitchens of the Culinary Institute of Charleston at Trident Technical College.

Admission into this program requires proof of high school graduation (or GED) and qualifying scores on SAT, ACT or the TTC placement test.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

First Semester - Fall

 

Introduction to Baking Science

1

 

Laminated Doughs and Pastries

3

 

Introduction to Cakes

3

 

Bakeshop Production

3

 

Safety and Sanitation

2

Total 12

Second Semester - Spring

 

Cake Decorating and Finishing Techniques

3

 

Advanced Bakeshop

3

 

Retail Baking

3

 

ELE B/P   Select one course from Baking and
  Pastry Electives

3


Total 12