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Looking for a career that’s truly unique? If you love being in the kitchen, have a sweet tooth, or just want to indulge your creative side and enjoy the products of your hard work, International Baking and Pastry is your ticket to a fun, exciting future. Learn to cook, mix, bake and create delicious goods in beautiful European-style kitchens with industry-standard equipment at our International Baking and Pastry school in Connecticut.

At Lincoln Culinary Institute (LCI), a division of Lincoln Tech, discover the beauty of baking. Lincoln's Baking School in Shelton Connecticut has a program that can help you build skills for creating gorgeous desserts that not only look good, but taste delicious. At LCI, you’ll learn to bake like a professional from master chefs, and open the doors to a baking career that can take you across the globe.

The U.S. Department of Labor projects that the job demand in Connecticut for Bakers and Party Chefs will amount to approximately 4,600 open positions between 2020 and 2030¹.

Baking School and Pastry Chef Curriculum Highlights

• Working with sugar, chocolate, and artisan breads
• Pastries and cakes
• Food and beverage management
• Centerpiece creation from chocolate, truffles and candy
• The art and science of breadmaking
• Viennoiserie
• Candy-making
• Culinary management
• Food service operations

You’ll also complete three 90-hour externships in actual restaurant settings to help build valuable work experience.

LCI’s hiring partners have chosen Lincoln graduates to work in the kitchens of top area restaurants, resorts, hotels, catering facilities, and even cruise lines – ask about our special partnership with Disney too. Put your potential to work through our International Baking and Pastry school training – the ingredients for an incredible new career are all here at Lincoln Culinary Institute.

¹ National Center for O*NET Development. Maryland Employment Trends: 51-3011.00 - Bakers. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved February 9, 2023, from