Baking and pastry degree programs require training, dedication, and a love of baking. Programs for online degrees in baking and pastry allow both professionals and first-time students to sharpen their baking skills and start their careers in baking and pastry, hospitality, or catering. Career training in this field is highly beneficial and can be acquired through professional culinary associations, vocational schools, and distance learning programs. Coursework for baking and pastry degrees include studying ingredients, nutrition, government and private sanitation regulations, business concepts, applied chemistry, food science, and other subjects. Internships may be offered through these programs to offer hands-on professional experience for students.

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Online Education Options for Baking and Pastry

Online Baking and Pastry Certification is available through programs that provide coursework in the study of the fundamentals of the baking and pastry arts. These programs provide both hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge that improve competency in the field. The goal of an online certification in baking and pastry is to provide graduates with the expertise necessary to become a professional baker or pastry chef.
Online Associates Baking and Pastry Degree prepares individuals for work in professional pastry kitchens or bakeshops, or in businesses with baking and pastry product lines. However, a Bachelors degree is highly recommended in order to achieve your full potential as a professional baker or pastry chef.
Online Bachelors Baking and Pastry Degree enables students to pursue internships with professional chefs and enter careers ahead of someone with, say, only an Associates degree in baking and pastry. A Bachelors degree in baking and pastry may also promote advancement.

Baking and Pastry Career and Salary Information

An online degree in baking and pastry opens doors to a career as a baker, pastry chef, artisan bread baker, chocolatier, catering manager, or event planner. The median entry level salary for people with this degree is $38,509. However, salaries for professional bakers and pastry chefs may range anywhere from $35,101 to $82,431 depending on the employment setting. Employment settings may include: restaurants, universities, professional business cafeterias, catering services, businesses with baking /pastry product lines, and others. The number of jobs in this sector is expected to grow by 11% by 2016 (about as fast as average for all occupations) as a result of the growing population, increased household incomes, increased demand for convenient food, and increased restaurant patronage. People seeking employment in this career must be efficient, work well in teams, be creative, be hygienic as they will be working with food, and have or develop a keen sense of smell and taste. Knowledge of a foreign language may be helpful, depending on the employment setting, for impressing or communicating with patrons.

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Online Colleges Offering Baking & Pastry Degrees

University of Phoenix - Online Campus

Accreditation

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

Capella University

Accreditation

The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

American InterContinental University Online

Accreditation

American InterContinental University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

City University

Accreditation

City University of Seattle (CityU) is incorporated in the state of Washington and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Colorado Technical University Online

Accreditation

Colorado Technical University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Saint Leo University

Accreditation

Bachelor's and Master's degrees: Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges.

Westwood College Online

Accreditation

Westwood College is currently nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Devry University

Accreditation

DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA).

Strayer University

Accreditation

Regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Accreditation

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., a nongovernmental, nationally recognized organization whose affiliated institutions include elementary schools through collegiate institutions offering post-graduate instruction.

Winston Salem State University

Accreditation

Winston-Salem State College is accredited by SACS, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Western Governors University

Accreditation

Western Governors University is the only university to have received simultaneous accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions. Currently, WGU’s "home" accrediting commission is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the same organization that accredits such leading institutions as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and other public and private colleges. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). WGU is the first online university to receive NCATE accreditation for its degree programs that lead to teacher licensure from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). WGU’s Health Informatics program is now accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). WGU’s Nursing programs are CCNE accredited.

A.T Still University

Accreditation

A.T Still University is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Regis University

Accreditation

Regis University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Accreditation

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.The MSN program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC).

Utica College Online

Accreditation

Utica College Online is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.The Graduate Physical Therapy Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), American Physical Therapy Association.The Graduate Occupational Therapy Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Upper Iowa University

Accreditation

Upper Iowa University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission.

Virginia College Online

Accreditation

Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.

University of Saint Mary

Accreditation

The University of Saint Mary Online is accreditated by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).