<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/programs/credentials/pubservices_culinary_pastry_aas.php" dsn="credentials"><cred_title>Pastry Chef Specialty, AAS</cred_title><credential_desc><span>Launch your pastry chef career with an Associate of Applied Science degree. You'll learn cake decorating, chocolates, confection sugars, bakeshop production, plate presentation, and fundamentals of baking. In addition, you'll learn food and beverage cost control, nutritional components of food and desserts, and basic supervisory skills.</span></credential_desc><title>Culinary Arts</title><credential-type>Career/Technical</credential-type><department>Public Safety and Human/Consumer Services</department><duration>2 Years</duration><credential_length_desc>If you're studying full-time, you can complete the 60 credits for this program in five terms, including a summer term.</credential_length_desc><credits>60</credits><track>0</track><stack_level>0</stack_level><loc>North Campus</loc><cta_text>Apply</cta_text><cta_link>/admissions/how-to-apply/apply.php</cta_link><link_text_1>Catalog</link_text_1><link_1>https://publications.sanjac.edu/areas-study/public-safety-human-consumer-services/culinary-arts-pastry-chef-specialty-aas/</link_1><link_text_2>Courses</link_text_2><link_2>https://publications.sanjac.edu/areas-study/public-safety-human-consumer-services/culinary-arts-pastry-chef-specialty-aas/#planofstudytext</link_2><link_text_3/><link_3/><link_text_4/><link_4/></item>