Baking Certificate - Eastern Iowa Community Colleges

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Baking Certificate is a short-term, 24-credit program that can be completed in three semesters. Classes focus on baking techniques including cake decorating, menu planning and design, and business-related skills.

Classes will be held in the specially-designed baking lab of the new Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Center.

For more information on either of these programs contact Scott Community College Admissions Officer Catherine Petersen 563-441-4007.

Curriculum

Spring
HCM 100	Sanitation and Safety	2
HCM 116	Fundamentals of Baking	3
HCM 233	Menu Planning and Nutrition	3
HCM 265	Mathematics for Hospitality	3
		11
Summer
HCM182	Intermediate Baking	3
HCM 255	Purchasing	3
		6
Spring
HCM 280	Food Cost Accounting	3
HCM 125	Basic Cake Decorating	1
HCM 183	Advanced Baking (Prerequisite: HCM 182)	3
		7
	Certificate Total	24

Course Descriptions

HCM125 Basic Cake Decorating	1 credit
Course Description: Provides instruction for the beginning cake decorator. Practical border work, piping flowers and wedding cake assembly are emphasized. Students utilize decorator’s tools, learn basic decorating and designing. (Equipment required)

HCM182 Intermediate Baking	3 credits
Course Description: This course is for a student with knowledge of baking. The students will learn to bake a variety of items from breads to custards to cakes. The students will use their creativity in this class as well as following recipes. Science and math are a large part of this course.

HCM183 Advanced Baking	3 credits
Course Description: This course is for a student with experience in baking. The students will hone their skills, learn new recipes and create their own desserts. The students will use what they have learned in Fundamentals of Baking and Intermediate Baking to further their education in Advanced Baking.

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