Baking and Pastry Arts Management (Optional Co-op)

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Baking and Pastry Arts is a highly sought-after program. Please note: classes may be held Monday to Friday during the day, Friday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Program description - January 2026

Is baking your passion?

It is ours too. Let us guide your passion into a successful career.

Our two-year baking and pastry arts management program is designed with you in mind. It includes the perfect mix from basic to advanced patisserie training and the management skills you need to operate a successful business.

If you want to be a baker or a pastry chef, then you have come to the right place. Your instructors will inspire you to showcase your creativity, while creating a classroom environment that is both enjoyable and rewarding.

You will spend extensive time in our state-of-the-art baking labs developing and expanding on the core skills of the industry. These include - artisan breads and breakfast pastries; specialty cakes and decoration; chocolates and confections; plated desserts; classic and modern tarts, entremets and petits fours; laminated doughs and viennoiseries; ice cream and sorbets; artisan sugar confections.

Let us be the stepping-stone in a career that you love!

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Baking and Pastry Arts programs are very sought-after programs. Classes may be held Monday to Sunday 7am to 11pm.

Program details

Code: 1484
Start: January 2026
Campus: Waterloo
Delivery: Hybrid
Length: 2 years
Credential: Ontario College Diploma

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Tuition & fees


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Financial assistance

The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) is a needs-based program designed to help Ontario students cover the cost of post-secondary education. Funded by the federal and provincial governments, OSAP is intended to promote equality of opportunity for post-secondary studies through direct financial assistance for educational costs and living expenses. These interest-free loans are intended to supplement your financial resources and those of your family. The majority of students apply for loan assistance via the OSAP website. Students can also print the application booklet through the OSAP website. For more information, please visit OSAP & aid.

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Co-op information

  • Co-op programs add value to your education. Earn money while you apply what you've learned in a real workplace environment. Visit Co-operative education for more information.
  • The College cannot guarantee co-op employment. All co-op students are required to conduct an independent co-op job search in addition to the supports and services provided by the Department of Co-op Education.
  • Students are responsible for their own transportation and associated costs in order to complete work term requirements. Work locations may not always be readily accessible by public transportation.
  • In order to participate in a WIL experience/Co-op work term, students must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
  • If students are unable to complete their co-op requirements, in order to be eligible to graduate from the non co-op stream, they must take the Career Development (CDEV) course found in the co-op design of their program.

Applying to the co-op stream

  • All applicants apply to the non co-op program. Students will be informed of the application deadline and process to apply for the Co-op Stream. Labour market conditions determine the number of co-op seats in optional co-op programs. Not every student who meets academic eligibility requirements will be admitted to the co-op stream.
  • To be considered for admission to the co-op stream, students are required to achieve a minimum of 70% session weighted average, with no dropped or failed courses during the term that occurs two terms prior to the co-op work term.
  • Co-op is not an option for Level 3 transfers.
  • International students will require work permits to utilize the co-op job board for job search and to accept employment. Students are currently experiencing longer than usual wait times for work permits. Please be advised that there will be no co-op program service fee refunds after the program withdrawal for refund date. Students that have not received their work permit and choose to remain in co-op after the program withdrawal for refund date do so at their own risk and will not be refunded. If you are concerned about receiving your work permit in time to achieve co-op employment, please discuss your situation with your co-op advisor as early as possible.

Delivery sequence - January 2026 - Waterloo

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