Pursue a Pastry & Baking Career

...at the No. 1 Ranked �� School in America*

In a matter of months, you can earn a Pastry & Baking Arts diploma at the Institute of �� Education. ICE’s alumni are thriving in multiple facets of the culinary field — from restaurants and bakeries, to custom cake businesses, French patisseries and parlours, ice cream and chocolate concepts, and more!

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Combine Art, Science and Technique

Craft a range of pastries, cookies, plated desserts, bread, cake and chocolate.
Practice making dough-based products, from strudels and tarts to puff pastries.
Prepare yeast-raised classics like bagels, brioche, pizza and baguettes.
Study essential techniques, theories, ratios and formulas.
Make fillings, fondant, icing and buttercream on your way to decorating a final cake with gum paste flowers, tier assembly and your own creativity.

Excellence at ICE

Chef-instructors from prominent pastry positions and baking businesses.
�� technology labs outfitted with a tandoor, hearth oven, vertical rotisserie and modernist equipment at each campus.
Management training for bakery operators and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Hands-on externships and networking opportunities with 50+ placement sites.
Stellar job placement services and ongoing alumni support.

Dual Diploma Opportunity

ICE’s programs and schedules are designed to accommodate students studying Pastry & Baking Arts at the same time as Restaurant & �� Management — with a valuable tuition incentive — for those aspiring to own, operate or manage a pastry or baking business.

Our New York City campus offers advanced opportunities for creativity and community:

The first education-focused bean-to-bar chocolate lab in the country.
An indoor hydroponic garden growing herbs, edible flowers and more ingredients.
Polyscience equipment for research and development.
Digital course materials.

Our Los Angeles campus offers a local, vibrant food scene that thrives on innovation:

Named an ACCSC School of Excellence in 2019.
Globally inspired curriculum that reflects the local culture, diversity and flavor of the Los Angeles food scene, featuring recipes from famous local chefs.
Option to attend school in Los Angeles and extern in New York City or vice versa.

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