Baking Diploma

The Iowa Culinary Institute's Baking and Pastry Arts program is located at the DMACC Newton Campus.


In only one year, students learn all of the secrets to becoming an outstanding bakery and pastry chef.

As a talented graduate you can become a skilled baking artisan, or continue on to earn your two-year Loading...Culinary Arts, AAS.

Baking Diploma Courses

Fall:

  • HCM100: Sanitation & Safety
  • HCM116: Fundamentals of Baking
  • HCM224: Artisan Breads
  • HCM320: Intro to Hospitality Industry
  • SPC101: Fundamentals of Oral Communication
  • SDV108: The College Experience

Spring:

  • HCM130: Plated Desserts
  • HCM231: Nutrition
  • HCM347: International Pastries
  • COM703: Communication Skills
  • MGT145: Human Relations in Management
  • MAT772: Applied Math

Summer:

  • HCM220: Chocolate and Sugar
  • HCM221: Cake Decorating
  • HCM510: Work Experience

If you would like more information about the Baking Diploma program, please contact: Jody Stiles, Academic Advisor, DMACC Newton Campus, 641-791-1722