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College Certificate Baking and Pastry Arts

1 Year On Campus Certificate Program

Algonquin College Ottawa

Program Overview

This one-year Ontario College Certificate program is designed to help start your career as a baker or pastry chef. Students receive practical, theoretical and hands-on training in the areas of baking, cake decorating, sanitation and safety and shop management. Students spend approximately 60 percent of their time practising in Algonquin`s on-campus baking and pastry laboratories.

Program Key Stats

$17300 (Annual cost)



88 %

Eligibility Criteria


80
560
6.5
80

Additional Information & Requirements

Official transcripts, Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, IELTS-6.0, TOEFL-IBT: 80 (with the minimum of 20 in each component: Reading 20; Listening: 20; Speaking: 20; Writing: 20)

Career Options

  • Graduates may qualify for employment as bakers
  • pastry chefs or research assistants in food manufacturing
  • Employment settings may include commercial bakeries
  • catering companies
  • in-store bakeries
  • restaurants
  • hotels and resorts
  • Some graduates pursue self-employment opportunities

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