Located in the Minneapolis area and one of the many subsidiaries of the Art Institutes, a legion of schools found all around the world concentrating on matters of art and other creative disciplines, the International Culinary School offers programs specializing in baking pastries exclusively. Studying at the International Culinary School can result in students graduating with an associate's degree specifically in baking pastries. In this program, students are taught in depth how to bake pastries from croissants to custards.
Located in Mendota Heights, Minnesota and renowned around the world as one of the most prestigious culinary schools, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts boasts thousands of courses and dozens of programs of study. Among them is their training of bakers and pastry makers in their high-tech and contemporary kitchens. In their classes, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts teaches students how to make, prepare and garnish pastries for every occasion and in every volume. Not only do students learn about how to make the food, they also learn the history and original purposes of those foods.
Though actually a fine pastry and grocery shop, Lunds and Byerly's is located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota and also offers course for students to learn more about the process of baking and preparing pastries. At only $60 per class, students have a more accessible opportunity to learn the art of making pastries at night classes with a selection of over 200 classes running year long. Students also get a tutorial in ethnic pastries and recipe writing for fine pastries of all kinds.
With small, interactive courses starting up all year round, Minneapolis-based Kitchen Window offers students classes in specialized pastry making with trained professional chefs. Students can also choose to take courses online and view the classes in video form live or at their leisure later on. Students learn how to prepare, present and preserve pastries of all shapes and sizes. Students can also look forward to sampling many diverse foods from around the globe in their on-site classes.