Baking & Pastry
Do You Love to Bake?
The Baking & Pastry Pathway provides students with in-depth, hands-on experiences designed to familiarize them with the basics of food preparation, nutrition, and consumer skills. Baking & Pastry is a two year pathway, which includes an introductory class and an Honors class designed to perfect baking and pastry techniques, teach quantity food preparation, and meet industry standards through internships. Students in this Pathway may also participate in CCAP (Careers Through Culinary Arts Program). This pathway gives students the opportunity to get guidance, coursework and work-based learning experiences used in the field today, providing them with a head start in their culinary careers.
Career Pathways help students explore their talents and use their experiences in the classroom to select career paths that they’re passionate about.
Prepare in the Classroom
Build a strong foundation with A-G approved courses and prepare yourself for an exciting new career in culinary. Classes include:
- Culinary Foundations
- Advanced Food Service & Hospitality Mentorship (CP)
- Baking & Pastry (H)
Get Real
Exposure
Take what you learned out into the real world and see first-hand what awaits you in a culinary career. Hands-on, in-depth immersive experiences may include:
- CCAP (Careers Through Culinary Arts Program) Trainings
- Hotels
- Community Colleges
- FCCLA ( Family, Career and Community Leaders of America)
Valuable Training for Exciting Careers
Fire up your career path in baking and pastry with the help of our academic instruction and industry insight. Potential career paths these programs help prepare you for include:
- Chef
- Master Baker
- Restaurant Manager
- Banquet and Catering Director
Industry Average: $45,000 - $80,000/Year
Projected Growth in the Field: 10% to 14%
Ready to Get Rolling?
Contact your college & career technician for availability.
Programs are subject to change.
CTE Teacher:
Cynthia Allen
805-278-5500
cynthia.allen@oxnardunion.org
