Pastry and Baking Arts

The West Hills College Lemoore HRCM program offers the opportunity to achieve various certificates to students in becoming well-trained culinary professional. This certification is rooted in providing individualized, hands-on training in pastry arts and having the concept of quality education, quality service and the commitment in preparing individuals for positions within the industry. 

We anticipate 20 annual completers

In this certificate program, students are prepared via a CTE academy format intending to lead them to employment upon completion.   

Students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to for employment in the field of pastry and baking arts.  Local industries include bake shops, pastry shops, grocery stores with bakeshops, restaurants, and deli’s, to name a few.  

All of these industries are in great need of employees with the skills that this certificate offers.  Immediate employment will be offered to each completer and many will benefit from employment soon after entry into the program. 

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to 

• Generalize the essential skills required to support the performance of positions within the pasty and bakeshop
• investigate and analyze customer service, and legal topics within the industry
  
• Review, recognize, and convert any standardized recipe
  
• Develop basic principles of nutrition, dietetics, and food and beverage composition
  
• Recognize and demonstrate the requirements for proper sanitation in the foodservice industry