World Culinary Schools

Associate degree · Initial professional preparation

Baking & Pastry Arts

Paul Smith's College · Paul Smiths campus, Paul Smiths · United States

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Official award
Associate of Applied Science
Duration
Not published
Delivery
On campus
Tuition
USD 35,319see costs below

Award and recognition

Baking and pastry techniques in professional pastry labs and a student-run retail bakery, plus off-campus work with professionals.

Qualification category
Associate degree
Award status
Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
Awarding body
Paul Smith's College
Issued by the school
No: awarded by another body
On completion
An Associate of Applied Science degree in Baking and Pastry Arts.
Purpose
Initial professional preparation
Subject
Baking & pastry
Entry level
Beginners welcome
  • Stated by the schoolMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationAccreditation

    Scope: Institutional; scope as stated by the school

Structure and practical training

Duration
Not published
Delivery
On campusTaught at the campus.
Teaching language
English
Credits
62 US semester creditCredit systems differ between countries and are not interchangeable.

Source quote partly matched; being reviewed.

Internship and placement

Student-arranged experience

Students find their own placement.

Paid or unpaid
Paid
Student responsibilities
Off-campus work with professionals

No placement is guaranteed unless the school states so. Restaurant names or logos on a school’s site do not prove a current training partnership.

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Costs

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ItemAmountApplies toDated
Tuition (undergraduate), 2026-2027Tuition · mandatoryUSD 35,319per year, 2026-27All students16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed.
Undergraduate Comprehensive FeeMandatory extra · mandatoryUSD 800per year, 2026-27All students16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: funding.

Sources and how this was checked

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