International Bakery and Pastry Program
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The International Bakery and Pastry program at Escuela Hotelera de San Juan trains students for entry-level roles as bakers and pastry chefs in hotels, restaurants, commercial bakeries, pastry shops, or to start their own business. You’ll study hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, menu planning, safety, ingredient handling, equipment use, recipe adaptation, bread, European pastries, cakes, chocolates, and sugar decoration with classroom, lab and supervised field experience.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as baker, pastry chef, assistant pastry chef, bread baker, confectioner, pastry sous-chef, bakery manager, or run a small bakery or catering business in hotels, restaurants, artisan bakeries and patisseries worldwide.
The International Bakery and Pastry program trains students to obtain entry-level employment as bakers and / or pastry chefs in the hotel and service industry in commercial bakeries and pastry shops, hotels, restaurants, and/or in the establishment of their own deal. Students gain knowledge of hygiene and sanitation, nutrition, and menu planning. The curriculum includes theoretical and practical laboratory components and field experiences under the supervision of a master chef or pastry chef. Unique emphasis is given to safety standards and procedures and to the acquisition and handling of materials, utensils, and equipment of the trade, including adaptation and preparation of recipes, as well as making bread, European pastries, cakes, chocolates, and classic and modern styles of decoration with sugar.
