Start Date: September
Location: Tourism & Culinary Centre
Length: 1 Year
Credential: Certificate, Pastry Arts
Program Availability: Fall 2024 Term
Canadian Applicants: Closed
International Applicants with a Valid Study Permit: Closed
Other International Applicants: Closed
Program Availability: Fall 2025 Term
Canadian Applicants: Open
International Applicants with a Valid Study Permit: Open
Other International Applicants: Open
Study Pastry Arts at Canada's premiere culinary school! Our Pastry Arts program provides students with a solid foundation in baking methods and pastry techniques. You’ll begin by learning the basics of dough preparation and batters, and advance to preparing custards, French pastries and contemporary plated desserts. You’ll learn to bake bread, pies, cakes, cookies, creams and pastries, and you will perfect these skills by creating desserts for customers at our on-site restaurants each day. Business courses will also prepare you for restaurant operations. By the end of the program, you will be well prepared to work in a restaurant as a pastry chef or to open your own establishment.
The Culinary Institute of Canada is located in the Tourism and Culinary Centre.
Upon successful completion of the Culinary Arts program, graduates will be able to:
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Tuition, fees, and other costs are listed in Canadian dollars. International tuition includes the International Student Fee.
Fees are Program Based
|
1 Year |
Canadian |
International |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,263 | $13,263 |
| Fees | $5,414 | $6,164 |
| Other Costs | $164 | $164 |
| Total | $12,841 | $19,591 |
|
Tuition & Fees |
1 Year |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,263 |
| Lab Fee | $2,386 |
| Student Union | $178 |
| Health Insurance Fee | $470 |
| Fitness Centre Fee | $80 |
| Graduation Fee | $100 |
| Purchased Books | $478 |
| Knives | $425 |
| Uniforms & Laundry | $1,297 |
| Total payment to 色多多视频APP | $12,677 |
| 1st installment due first day of first semester | $9,045 |
| 2nd installment due first day of second semester | $3,632 |
|
Other Costs |
1 Year |
| On-site parking (payable to 色多多视频APP) | $164 |
| Total | $164 |
| Grand Total | $12,841 |
|
Tuition & Fees |
1 Year |
|---|---|
| Tuition* | $ 13,263 |
| Lab Fee | $ 2,386 |
| Student Union | $178 |
| Health Insurance Fee | $ 1,220 |
| Fitness Centre Fee | $80 |
| Graduation Fee | $100 |
| Purchased Books | $478 |
| Knives | $425 |
| Uniforms & Laundry | $1,297 |
| Total payment to 色多多视频APP | $ 19,427 |
| 1st installment due first day of first semester | $ 15,795 |
| 2nd installment due first day of second semester | $ 3,532 |
|
Other Costs |
1 Year |
| On-site parking | $164 |
| Subtotal | $164 |
| Total | $19,591 |
*Includes the International Student Fee.
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