Baking and Pastry Arts Diploma

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The Baking & Pastry Arts one-year diploma program will introduce students to modern techniques of producing artisan breads, classic pastry, pies, tarts, celebration cakes, confections and showpieces. Students will acquire skills in the preparation, production and presentation of baked goods, desserts and pastries, while also becoming proficient in food safety and cost control. Students will also complete an on-the-job training practicum in an industry field of their choice to complete their well-rounded diploma program.

Enrollment Date: Fall Semester
Minimum Required Credits: 33.5
Campus: Fort Dodge
Department: Career and Technical Education
CIP#: 12.05010100

Program Outcomes:

Enhance our partnerships with local industry to fulfill their employment and training needs.
Students will possess the skills needed to be gainfully employed in their chosen career path.
Students will demonstrate competency in the skills needed to satisfy their educational goals.

Program of Study

First Semester

HCM 108 - Food Safety and Sanitation 3 Credits
HCM 128 - Basic Baking and Lab 2 Credits
HCM 131 - Basic Pastry and Lab 2 Credits
HCM 259 - Jams, Jellies, and Preservatives 2 Credits
HCM 291 - Cake Decorating 2 Credits
HCM 297 - Chocolate Confections 2 Credits
HCM 298 - Knife Skills 2 Credits
WBL 200 - Practicum/Field Experience: CTE 1-5 Credits
1 Credit field experience required

Total Hours: 16

Second Semester

HCM 194 - International Breads 2 Credits
HCM 293 - Advanced Cake Decorating 2 Credits
HCM 129 - Advanced Baking and Lab 2 Credits
HCM 132 - Advanced Pastry and Lab 2 Credits
HCM 266 - Culinary Math 3 Credits ^1,4
BUS 113 - Workplace Readiness 1.5 Credits ⁴
HCM 299 - Creative Desserts 3 Credits
WBL 201 - Practicum/Field Experience: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 1-5 Credits
1 Credit field experience required

Total Hours: 16.5

Summer Session

WBL 301 - Internship: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 1-5 Credits
3 Credit Internship required

Total Hours: 3

Diploma Total Hours: 35.5

Footnotes for Degree Requirements:

¹ Required general education course.

² Required elective course.

³Institutional requirement.

⁴ May be substituted with a course from the same category on the General Education Course List .

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It is the policy of Iowa Central Community College not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identify, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status.

If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact the Vice President of Human Resources, Iowa Central Community College, One Triton Circle, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501; Telephone: 515-574-1138, Email: concerns@iowacentral.edu, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education, John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 S. Dearborn Street, 37th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604-7204, Telephone: (312) 730-1560 Facsimile: (312) 730-1576, TDD 800-877-8339 Email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.

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