Culinary Arts Programs

Learn what’s at the heart of great food as entertainment, from the classics to delicate desserts and more. Our instructors are experienced chefs who can help you focus on cooking skills, presentation, baked goods and pastries, and American regional cuisine. This program offers lots of practical experience in fast-paced kitchen and restaurant environments. Graduates of this degree program are prepared to seek entry-level employment as line cooks, pantry cooks and more.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of California – Sacramento
• The Art Institute of Dallas

Learn a laundry list of ways to please customers through expressive artistry in the kitchen with our The Art of Cooking program. This program examines how to develop unique cooking skills, wonderful baking and pastry recipes and techniques, and American regional cuisine for the new century. We also focus on the artistry of plating and eye-popping presentation as you build upon your practical cooking experience. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment in finer restaurants and bakeries.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Colorado
• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• The Art Institute of Seattle
• The Art Institutes International Minnesota

Learn how to impress with baking finesse in our Baking & Pastry program. Our experienced instructors help give you a foundation in the basics of fundamental pastry and bread-baking techniques.  Learn world-class procedures for creating delicious desserts and breads, as well as eye-popping cake decorating techniques.  Our program also focuses on ethical business practices to help you build a successful private enterprise, and teaches you what employers are seeking from new culinary professionals. 

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire
• The Art Institute of California – Sacramento
• The Art Institute of Colorado
• The Art Institute of Dallas
• The Art Institute of Indianapolis
• The Art Institute of Philadelphia
• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• The Art Institute of Salt Lake City
• The Art Institute of Seattle
• The Art Institutes International – Kansas City
• The Art Institutes International Minnesota

Cultivate your passion for food while building a better head for business. Our Baking & Pastry Arts program is designed to ground you in the basics of fundamental pastry and bread-baking techniques. Dazzle with your unique delicious desserts and breads, and learn the fine art of cake decorating techniques that become the center of attention at any event.  Our program also covers basic business essentials, preparing you to seek entry-level positions in the culinary field.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Vancouver

If you love the smell of baking bread and the feel of dough beneath your fingertips, the Baking & Pastry Arts Level 1 program could be the place where you begin your dream. This program is full of fundamental knowledge about baking essentials and professional techniques that help you stand out in the hiring process. Learn what it takes to become an entry-level professional in a bakery, restaurant or catering business.  You’ll have the opportunity to learn all-purpose baking, desserts and pastries, and the intricacies of cake decorating.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Vancouver

Continue your journey into the wonderful world of baked goods and business sense. Learn the intermediate skills and techniques of artistic baking, delicious desserts, heavenly pastries and amazing cake decorating, as well as critical and strategic business planning and team motivating skills.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Vancouver

Learn how to make the kitchen your personal sketchpad! Construct expressive and delectable culinary creations that will dazzle and amaze. We can help you learn to do all of this in our Culinary Arts program.  Our professionally experienced instructors can help you build practical kitchen experience while studying the importance of cost control, sanitation and safety, menu management, nutrition, and kitchen management.  Learn how to cook culinary masterpieces quickly and in quantity while keeping control of your professional environment!

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Austin
• The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire
• The Art Institute of California – Sacramento
• The Art Institute of Charleston
• The Art Institute of Charlotte
• The Art Institute of Colorado
• The Art Institute of Dallas
• The Art Institute of Indianapolis
• The Art Institute of Philadelphia
• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• The Art Institute of Raleigh – Durham
• The Art Institute of Salt Lake City
• The Art Institute of Seattle
• The Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville
• The Art Institute of Vancouver
• The Art Institutes International – Kansas City
• The Art Institutes International Minnesota
• The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago

If you are ready to rise to the occasion, you could pursue a career in the culinary arts beginning with studying our Culinary Arts - Baking & Pastry program. Here you can learn the basic ingredients and the hands-on techniques needed to produce delectable pastry and baked goods and gain an introduction to advanced techniques used in baking and pastry. Upon completion of this program, you could pursue work as an assistant pastry chef, an assistant baker or as an assistant in a pastry shop.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville

When you get to study our Culinary Arts with a concentration in Baking & Pastry program, you could prepare to be a culinary professional. In this program you could learn the classic techniques involved in cooking as well as the pastry arts. With your degree, you can attain skills necessary to seek a position as an assistant pastry chef or baking assistant.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Charleston
• The Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville

Those ready for a hot career in the culinary arts can get a jumpstart with our Culinary Arts – Skills certificate or diploma. Learn the basics of menu management and culinary techniques, including how to use a wide variety of ingredients to produce traditional and contemporary foods, from appetizers to desserts and more. Upon completion you could seek a position as a catering assistant, prep cook, line cook or a baking trainee.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Charleston
• The Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville

Learn the basics of creating the bustling energy and showmanship of a top-tier restaurant that people return to again and again. Our Culinary Arts & Restaurant Ownership program helps you build a solid foundation of important culinary arts skills while focusing on the importance of customer service and honest business practices that can turn your creative passions into a lucrative career. We travel all the way from every corner of the kitchen into the angles of effective management, dynamic marketing, human resources, and customer relations and retention. 

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Vancouver

The next stage of culinary expression is a wonderful profession! Gain a higher level of intermediate practical kitchen experience while studying finer points of budget management, professional ethics, heath regulations, occupational safety, menu creation, nutritional guidelines and work staff management. There’s more to learn as you continue to gain that professional culinary ability.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Vancouver

The final level of training for professional entrepreneurship in the culinary industry! Learn the finer points of staff motivation and management, safety regulations and health department communications, building a better inventory, creating special menus, advanced nutrition, and more. 

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Art Institute of Vancouver

Working in the culinary field can be a fun, interesting and tasteful career! Beginning with the Professional Baking & Pastry program from The Art Institute, you can learn the hands-on basics of baking and pastry including dough-making, fillings, design and techniques. Upon completion of this program, you could get started as a baking assistant or assistant pastry chef.

Schools where this program is offered:

• The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago