New Baking & Pastry Program Comes To Mn

Future culinary professionals throughout the Twin Cities have a new educational opportunity. The Art Institutes International Minnesota, a culinary arts college located in downtown Minneapolis proudly announces their new Baking & Pastry Certificate culinary arts program. This new program will compliment the well-established associates degree in culinary arts and a cooking certificate degree at The Art Institutes International Minnesota. The Baking & Pastry Certificate program will begin October 6, 2003 and the program was established to offer the adult learner an additional opportunity for a culinary arts education.

The Baking & Pastry Certificate program accommodates the varied schedules of students who desire a new career quickly or those who want to enhance their current skills for advancement to more challenging responsibilities of their chosen profession. The program can be completed in three quarters for a full-time student, or completed in four quarters for a part-time student. Emphasis is placed on speed, coordination, and teamwork when preparing items from scratch. Topics such as cake and pastry preparation, artesian breads, and cake decorating are specifically included in courses that prepare students for careers in baking and pastry making. Graduates from this program will be prepared for entry-level positions as assistant bakers or pastry cooks at both large and small food service facilities.

The Art Institute International Minnesota is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with 29 campuses located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary professionals. The parent company of The Art Institutes, Education Management Corporation (http://www.edmc.com) is among the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue, with 46 primary campus locations in 30 cities, and approximately 46,000 students as of fall 2002. EDMC's education institutions offer a broad range of academic programs in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts, behavioral sciences, education, business and health sciences fields, culminating in the award of associate's through doctoral degrees. EDMC has provided career-oriented education for 40 years.

The Art Institute International Minnesota is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools and offers a certificate program in Culinary Arts, associate of applied science degrees in Culinary Arts, Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Multimedia & Web Design and bachelor of science degrees in Graphic Design, Interior Design, Multimedia & Web Design, Visual Effects and Motion Graphics and Media Arts & Animation. The Art Institutes International Minnesotas Web site is located at www.aim.artinstitutes.edu.