This course is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas Regents public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may also be eligible for transfer. Please visit a JCCC counselor or the JCCC Registrar's office, and the Transfer Kansas portal to learn more.
The pastry/baking certificate program is for students who are seeking employment as pastry cooks in pastry/bake shops, hotels, restaurants, or other areas that produce pastry and baked products. Students may have an entrepreneurial interest in opening their own operations.
The program involves a total of 34 total program hours with a maximum enrollment of 15 students. See the selective admission selection process. This program only starts in the fall semester. Current industry professionals may desire this program to upgrade their skills and increase their knowledge in this area of study.
(Major Code 5360; CIP Code 12.0501)
Pastry/Baking Program web page
Prerequisites for Required Courses
All Students must complete the two prerequisite courses with a passing grade PRIOR to enrolling in the pastry program.
| HMGT 120 | Food Service Sanitation | 1 |
| HMGT 223 | Fundamentals of Baking | 3 |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Fall Semester
| HMPB 155 | Pastry Shop Production I* | 4 |
| HMPB 160 | Pastry Shop Principles I* | 4 |
| HMPB 233 | Patisserie* | 4 |
| HMPB 252 | Pastry Shop Business Basics I* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Spring Semester
| HMPB 255 | Pastry Shop Production II* | 4 |
| HMPB 257 | Sugar Basics* | 4 |
| HMPB 260 | Pastry Shop Principles II* | 4 |
| HMPB 262 | Pastry Shop Business Basics II* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Total Program Hours: 34
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This course has registration requirements.