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Baking and Pastry Arts

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

www.sait.ca
Transform your passion for baking and pastry into a rewarding career. Our exceptional instructors come from both traditional and contemporary baking backgrounds worldwide. Combined with state-of-the-art facilities and an innovative curriculum, we have the top Baking and Pastry Arts program in Canada.  If you've always loved baking, have an artistic touch, and dream of creating exquisite baked goods, we can elevate your skills. A career in baking and pastry arts combines the arts and science - precision, chemistry, creativity, and imagination. Our graduates have diverse career prospects in an industry with high demand. You'll be well-prepared for the field with experience in the craft of pastry, the art of baking, sugar artistry, and artisanal chocolate production.  We prioritize your success through personalized attention, small class sizes, abundant hands-on training, and exciting facility upgrades, including specialized labs like the chocolate lab at our downtown Culinary Campus.  In this two-year diploma program, you'll master baking fundamentals, advanced techniques, and an array of specialties and recipes. You'll master yeast goods and artisan bread and develop sugar artistry skills and wedding cakes.   Additionally, you'll gain vital management and industry skills, covering topics such as food regulations, customer service, pricing, and entrepreneurship. You'll also learn how to leverage a brand on social media.  Hands-on production environment  Our primary focus is preparing you for the real world through hands-on experience. During your two-year journey, you'll spend about 1,400 hours in bakery labs learning practical skills and about 20 hours a week on homework and review.   You'll also showcase your creations in our gourmet retail food outlets, including the esteemed Highwood restaurant, the Marketplace, and the downtown Culinary Campus.  Learn from top international instructors  Learn from world-class instructors with diverse backgrounds, including executive pastry chefs from prestigious New York, Hawaii, and Bermuda hotels and local entrepreneurial bakers.?  Professional paid internship and study tours  Between your first and second year, you'll participate in a professional paid internship to apply your skills in a real-world setting while building valuable connections.   You also have the option to explore the world through international study tours to countries like France, Australia, Thailand, Germany, Spain, and Portugal.  Work towards journeyman baker certification  Upon completing the program, you can opt to write the journeyman baker exam, taking you a step closer to becoming a certified journeyman baker after completing the required working hours.  The SAIT diploma in Baking and Pastry Arts prepares you for junior roles such as pastry chef, specialty cake decorator, retail or bakery manager, and chocolatier. Or you could start your own business in this dynamic industry.
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Office of the Registrar
1301 16 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta, T2M0L4, Canada

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  • Program Type Standard
  • Credential Type Diploma
  • Length 2 Years
  • Part Time Only
  • Cooperative Education
  • Continuing Education
  • Distance Learning
Admission Requirements

A minimum of 50% in the following courses or their equivalents:

  • English Language Arts 10-1 or 10-2, AND,
  • Math 10C or Math 10-3 or Pure Math 10 or Applied Math 10.
  • All applicants must demonstrate English Language Proficiency prior to admission, including students educated in Canada.

Student Aid

This program is eligible for full-time post-secondary assistance by Alberta Student Aid for the funding year 2024/08/01 to 2025/07/31*.

  • Tuition $7,988.00 Year One
  • Mandatory Fees $1,608.00 Year One
  • Books/Supplies/Instruments $1,500.00 Year One

* Tuition, books, supplies, instruments, and other/mandatory fees are provided to Alberta Student Aid and may be used when processing full-time post-secondary funding applications. The educational costs provided are based on a 100% full-course load and may not reflect current or all educational costs charged by the school. Contact the school to obtain accurate educational cost information.

Transfer(s) Eligibility

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Transfer(s) available outside of Transfer Alberta: Not available

Updated August 15, 2024. The information contained in this profile is current as of the date shown.

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