Professional Baker
Gain Your Diploma in As Little As Nine Months.
Earn your Culinary Degree from one of the U.S.’s top 10 schools! The Professional Baker Diploma program is a quick, straight-line approach to any entry-level position in the baking profession. It is designed to give you working knowledge of the procedures and ingredients inherent to success. The program also enables you to function in a variety of baking environments, including in-store and independent establishments.
You will be equipped to prepare yeast breads, breakfast pastries, pies, cookies, and a variety of pastries in both large and small quantities.
Program Information

Objectives
You will learn basic baking and culinary skills, nutrition, and food service sanitation to qualify for the necessary certification required by the industry. you will also learn advanced bread making and artisan bread baking techniques.

Program Highlights
- Sullivan is one of the top 10 hospitality schools in the U.S.
- Students from the Baking & Pastry Arts program are nationally known and recognized for winning medals at the Culinary Olympics in Germany.
- The faculty teaching in the Baking & Pastry Arts program have credentials from the American Institute of Baking.
- Our small classes will help you with your studies.
FAQ's
Students interested in becoming bakers need to have a good work ethic, some interest in science, the fundamental ingredients, and their functions within baked goods, especially bread, along with a similar patience to that of beer brewers.

Courses
Length: 12 months, 9 months accelerated (day)
Time length for program completion will vary depending upon the number of courses taken per term, developmental courses when required, transfer credit accepted, lack of continuous enrollment, etc.