College Diploma - Baking and Pastry Arts

Students can take exceptional instructors with backgrounds in traditional and contemporary baking and pastry arts from around the world, add state-of-the-art training facilities and a progressive curriculum, and they get the top Baking and Pastry Arts program in Canada.

For students who have baked all of their life, have an artistic flair and are interested in creating magic with elegant dessert showpieces, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology can help take their passion to the next level. A career in baking and pastry arts will have students balancing exact measurements and chemistry on one hand, while using their imagination and creativity to develop exciting new recipes on the other.

In an industry experiencing high demand, graduates from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's Baking and Pastry Arts program are well prepared for a diverse range of career options after graduation. In this technical discipline, the craft of pastry is teamed with the art of baking, sugar artistry and fine artisanal chocolate production.

The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology focuses on students' success through a personalized approach, small class sizes, plenty of hands-on training and exciting new facility upgrades. The labs are state-of-the-art and include a specialized chocolate lab and downtown Culinary Campus.

During this full-time two year diploma program, students will be trained in baking fundamentals and advanced baking practices. The program covers yeast goods, artisan breads, pastries, sugar artistry, chocolate, special occasion and wedding cakes, flans, tortes and much more. Students will also learn important management skills on food regulations, customer service, costing, pricing, merchandising and starting their own business.