Baking and Pastry Arts Management - Compressed
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code1883
- SchoolSchool of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts
- CredentialOntario College Diploma
- Program TypeCompressed program
- Program Length4 semesters/ 2 years (16 months consecutively)
- LocationProgress Campus
- Emailhospitality@centennialcollege.ca
- Telephone416-289-5000, ext. 52569
- Program Overview
- Courses
- Career Options and Education Pathways
- Admission Requirements
- How to Apply
- Tuition and Fees
- Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
- Feast On®
- The Ocean Wise Program
- SMART accreditations
- Advising
Centennial College's Baking and Pastry Arts Management program will build on fundamental baking and pastry arts skills to prepare you for a management role within the baking sector. Whether it's menu design, purchasing, planning or execution, baking management is an essential skill to convert your passion into business success.
In the Baking and Pastry Arts Management courses, you'll work in baking and pastry labs, including Centennial College's one-of-a-kind commercial bakeshop as well as an on-campus cafe, restaurant and event centre. In these real-world environments, you'll hone your skills before beginning a 14-week work-integrated learning opportunity with one of the College's industry partners.
You'll graduate with important industry certifications such as Smart Serve, Safe Food Handlers and CPR, making you job-ready.
Many graduates from this Baking and Pastry Arts program have secured employment within major hospitality brands in the hotel, resort and restaurant industries as well as within large-scale commercial baking companies.
The Ocean Wise Program
The School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts and The Local Cafe and Restaurant use delicious and ocean-friendly Ocean Wise products. Ocean Wise is a conservation and education program that works with chefs, restaurants and seafood suppliers to help them with sustainable seafood sourcing.
Feast On® Certification
Centennial College's School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts has become the first academic institution to receive Feast On® certification for its sourcing of local food and beverage products used in the academic programs and in the School's experiential-learning foodservice operations. The Culinary Tourism Alliance established Feast On Certification as a program that recognizes businesses committed to sourcing Ontario-grown and -produced food and drink.
Program Overview
Centennial College's Baking and Pastry Arts Management program will build on fundamental baking and pastry arts skills to prepare you for a management role within the baking sector. Whether it's menu design, purchasing, planning or execution, baking management is an essential skill to convert your passion into business success.
In the Baking and Pastry Arts Management courses, you'll work in baking and pastry labs, including Centennial College's one-of-a-kind commercial bakeshop as well as an on-campus cafe, restaurant and event centre. In these real-world environments, you'll hone your skills before beginning a 14-week work-integrated learning opportunity with one of the College's industry partners.
You'll graduate with important industry certifications such as Smart Serve, Safe Food Handlers and CPR, making you job-ready.
Many graduates from this Baking and Pastry Arts program have secured employment within major hospitality brands in the hotel, resort and restaurant industries as well as within large-scale commercial baking companies.
The Ocean Wise Program
The School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts and The Local Cafe and Restaurant use delicious and ocean-friendly Ocean Wise products. Ocean Wise is a conservation and education program that works with chefs, restaurants and seafood suppliers to help them with sustainable seafood sourcing.
Feast On® Certification
Centennial College's School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts has become the first academic institution to receive Feast On® certification for its sourcing of local food and beverage products used in the academic programs and in the School's experiential-learning foodservice operations. The Culinary Tourism Alliance established Feast On Certification as a program that recognizes businesses committed to sourcing Ontario-grown and -produced food and drink.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
This Baking and Pastry Arts Management program features exclusive experiential learning opportunities in state-of-the-art baking labs, and a restaurant, cafe and event centre at Centennial College's Progress campus.
- Hands-on learning experiences will prepare you for the industry.
- You learn from knowledgeable faculty members who have years of industry experience.
Career Outlook
- Pastry chef
- Bakery chef
- Food entrepreneurship
Education Pathways
Graduates of this Baking and Pastry Arts Management (compressed) diploma program have the opportunity to apply learning achieved at Centennial for credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partner has minimum admission requirements to be met in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.
Partner Institution | Degree |
---|---|
Algoma University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
Bachelor of Science in multiple majors | |
International Management Institute Switzerland Ltd. | Bachelor of Arts with Honours in International Culinary Arts |
Honours Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel and Tourism Management | |
Lakehead University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor degree in multiple majors |
Laurentian University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
Nipissing University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
Ontario Tech University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies |
Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Bridge) | |
Ottawa, University of | Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
Seneca Polytechnic | Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies |
SHMS Swiss Hotel Management School | Honours Bachelor of Arts - Culinary Arts |
Honours Bachelor of Arts - International Hospitality and Events Management | |
Honours Bachelor of Arts - International Hospitality Management | |
Vancouver Island University | Bachelor of Hospitality Management |
York University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor degree in any major |
Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Social Science | |
Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
Please visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/ for more information on articulation agreements.
For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONTransger.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
- Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent (minimum grade required), or take the Centennial English Admission Test.
Additional Requirements
How to Apply
1. Apply Online
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please apply at the Employment Training Centre (Progress Campus). The Better Jobs Ontario Program is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Better Jobs Ontario Program.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.
All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $125 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
International Students
Apply directly to Centennial College here.
2. Submit Documents
Domestic Applicants
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
Domestic applicants who attended school outside of Canada: If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS). For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.
International Applicants
Please refer to the International Education Application Guide.
3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
4. Pay Fees
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Tuition and Fees
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2024.
Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Canadian | $2,721.00 | $2,338.06 | $5,059.06 |
International | $16,649.00 | $2,826.24 | $19,475.24 |
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Research and design a variety of bakery, pastry and confectionary related products that meet the needs of a range of food service environments
- Produce and present a variety of bakery, pastry and confectionary related products that meet the needs of a range of food service environments.
- Apply fundamental nutritional principals, including recipe modifications to all aspects of baking production, with an awareness of potential allergens and dietary requirements.
- Apply effective kitchen management skills in order to responsibly use resources in a baking and pastry environment.
- Identify effective business practices, including marketing and cost control in the management of a pastry and baking operation.
- Identify human resource management practices as they relate to the hospitality industry.
- Develop on-going personal strategies and plans to enhance hospitality leadership in a baking and pastry environment.
The Ocean Wise Program
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