International Baking and Pastry Schools

10% Job Growth Projected Nationwide for Bakers between 2020 and 20301

There’s a beauty to baking. The right skills help you create gorgeous desserts that not only look good, but taste delicious. At Lincoln Culinary Institute (LCI), you’ll learn to bake like a professional from master chefs in European-style kitchens. Training as a Pastry Chef can open the doors to careers across the globe!

International Baking & Pastry Program Highlights

  • Courses include techniques for working with sugar, chocolate, and artisan breads.
  • You’ll learn to bake European-style pastries and work with contemporary and classical cake recipes.
  • Baking techniques are taught by Certified Master Bakers, Executive Chefs, and more.
  • You’ll create centerpieces with chocolate, truffles, and candies, and create croissants, cookies and éclairs.
  • Training also includes hands-on preparation of artisan breads and Viennoiserie – pastries like croissants, turnovers, and baguettes.
  • The professional blend of technique and artistry is stressed as you learn to bake breads and pastries that taste great, and look great too!
  • Preparation of healthier alternatives is also demonstrated, by varying ingredients and processes.
  • You’ll also build culinary management skills for food service operations, and food and beverage management.
  • Real-world externships will put you in the kitchens of real bakeries and pastry shops.
  • You can take part in fun events that support the community while helping to build your skills!

Our pastry school helps you reach your goals through hands-on training. Discover how gratifying a baking and pastry career can be by training at Lincoln Culinary Institute!

Lincoln Culinary Institute (LCI) in Shelton, CT is a division of Lincoln Technical Institute. LCI in Columbia, MD is a division of Lincoln College of Technology.

1 National Center for O*NET Development. National Employment Trends: 51-3011.00 - Bakers. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved February 22, 2022, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/localtrends/51-3011.00

Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program can be found on this consumer information page.  

Campuses that currently offer training in this program area are listed below, as well as links to exact program informational fact sheets:

Columbia–MD

Shelton–CT

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