Mission Statement

The French Pastry School of Kennedy-King College at City Colleges of Chicago strives to offer an innovative, effective, superior education in which students are equipped to achieve excellence in the pastry, baking and confectionery arts.

Our students are optimally prepared to pursue a career in pastry after learning to use the finest ingredients and equipment and receiving intensive hands-on instruction from internationally acclaimed master pastry chefs. Whether in our full-time certificate programs or a Continuing Education course, students are personally mentored by experts in their crafts. The French Pastry School’s goal is to transmit the knowledge, commitment and passion necessary for our students to continually elevate the art of pastry.

At The French Pastry School, we pride ourselves on the following:

Providing personal instruction and hands-on training in a comfortable atmosphere;
Giving personal attention to each student’s career goals from the minute they come in contact with the school, after graduating, and throughout their careers;
Keeping class sizes small with access to all the needed equipment and tools at all times;
Providing the best ingredients and equipment in the industry with unlimited resources;
Providing teaching kitchens and educational facilities that are expertly designed specifically for the art, science, technique and method dedicated to the pastry profession;
Providing our instructors great autonomy in their use of top-of-the-line ingredients as they share their knowledge with our students who, in turn, have the rare ability to practice the craft without limitation;
Providing world class pastry chef instructors;
Providing courteous financial aid consultation and student services.


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	Mission Statement The French Pastry School of Kennedy-King College at City Colleges of Chicago strives to offer an innovative, effective, superior education in which students are equipped to achieve excellence in the pastry, baking and confectionery arts. Our students are optimally prepared to pursue a career in pastry after learning to use the finest ingredients and equipment and receiving intensive hands-on instruction from internationally acclaimed master pastry chefs. Whether in our full-time certificate programs or a Continuing Education course, students are personally mentored by experts in their crafts. The French Pastry School’s goal is to transmit the knowledge, commitment and passion necessary for our students to continually elevate the art of pastry. At The French Pastry School, we pride ourselves on the following: Providing personal instruction and hands-on training in a comfortable atmosphere; Giving personal attention to each student’s career goals from the minute they come in contact with the school, after graduating, and throughout their careers; Keeping class sizes small with access to all the needed equipment and tools at all times; Providing the best ingredients and equipment in the industry with unlimited resources; Providing teaching kitchens and educational facilities that are expertly designed specifically for the art, science, technique and method dedicated to the pastry profession; Providing our instructors great autonomy in their use of top-of-the-line ingredients as they share their knowledge with our students who, in turn, have the rare ability to practice the craft without limitation; Providing world class pastry chef instructors; Providing courteous financial aid consultation and student services.