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Submitter's Information

Name

Priscilla Lopez

Title

Dean, Adult, Noncredit Education

Region

Los Angeles

College

LA Harbor College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Priscilla Lopez

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Certificate of Acheivement in Advanced Professional Baking and Pastry Arts

Submission Type

Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)

TOPs Code

Culinary Arts (130630)

Projected Start Date

02/06/23

Catalog Description

The Advanced Professional Baking and Pastry Arts programis designed for entry-level positions and advancement opportunities in the baking and pastry industry. Students will learn about the functions of cake decorating, wedding cakes, sugar flowers, chocolate, confections, sugar andshowpieces, recipe costing, retail bakers management and sanitation skills. 

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the programs, students willbe able to:

Understand and master various breads from around the worldespecially laminated doughs up to industry standards.

Demonstrate pastry production skills within an industrytimeline.

Demonstrate an understanding of the proper techniques for avariety of classical, modern and wedding cakes.

Define and understand the origins, and applications of cocoaand chocolate. 

Enrollment Completer Projections

Professional Baking and Pastry arts is high growth area and show market need. Enrollment projections for 3 (three) years are estimated to be 100 awards. 

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Program Goal

The Advanced Professional Baking and Pastry Art Program supports the following occupations: baking prep cook, Pastry cook, Lead Baker, Assistant Pastry Chef, Executive Pastry Chef, and/or Bake Shop or Pastry ShopOwner/Operator. The advanced certificate has an emphasis on specialty chocolateand cake design.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

12

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

The Advanced Professional Baking and Pastry program Certificate: Contains four (4) courses totaling 12 units.  The advanced courses lay the foundational knowledge and intermediate skills in baking and pastry arts which apply to a variety of jobs as lead pastry chefs, bakers, chocolatiers and cake decorators.

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
PROFBKG 130CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONS. DECO & SHOWPIECES33
PROFBKG 135SPECIALTY CAKES33
CLN ART 136RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT33
HOSPT 120HOSPITALITY COST CONTROL33

TOTAL UNITS:  12 

Supporting Documents

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Los Angeles Regional Questions

District

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

College

Los Angeles Harbor College

LA Workforce Council Voting Member

PRISCILLA LOPEZ

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Reason for program recommendation request

Program Modification

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
Baking program will be housed within the Culinary Arts program. The Culinary Arts program is part of the Humanities & Fine Arts division.
List similar programs at other colleges in the Los Angeles Region
LAMC - Baking Program; LATTC - CA Baking Professional; LBCC - CA Baking & Pastry Arts; Cerritos - CA Culinary Arts in Professional Baking/Pastry
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
150
List of colleges contacted for collegial consultation
Priority Sector

Hospitality

If this is a program modification, please provide a brief description of the changes to the program. A bulleted list of key changes is acceptable.
There was a typo in one of the course titles. It should be HOSPT 120, it was inputted as HOSP 130.

Submission Details

Published at

09/28/22 - 12:57 PM

Status

Informational

Return to Drafts

Please list the reason(s) for returning "Certificate of Acheivement in Advanced Professional Baking and Pastry Arts". to Priscilla Lopez's drafts. This message will be sent to lopezpa@lahc.edu

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