Baking & Culinary

Plate up your culinary masterpiece and put your talent on the table in Le Jeune Chef, our fine dining restaurant.

Whether you dream of opening a restaurant or baking your way to success, we have a program to support your greatest ambitions.

When you combine expert faculty, small class sizes, a hands-on approach to education, and advanced labs outfitted with world-class equipment, you get a recipe for success. From freshly baked breads and confections to culinary arts masterpieces, you’ll discover a world of flavor that opens the door to endless opportunities in hospitality.

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Baking & Pastry Arts (A.A.S.)

Perfect your baking and pastry art skills in this three-semester program that features extensive hands-on experience in the lab and an internship. 

Culinary Arts Technology (A.A.S.)

Explore classical, American regional, and international cuisines, styles, and techniques. Travel the world of flavor and come home to a career you can truly enjoy for years to come.

Culinary Applications Certificate

From menu planning and food prep techniques to cooking methods and safety standards, you’ll build the hands-on experience to take your culinary career to a whole new level.

Professional Baking Certificate

In just two semesters you'll level up your baking skills with hands-on lessons focused on bread, cakes, desserts, confections, and business operations. 

Bachelor Degree Pathway

Rise to administrative and management positions in your field with an Applied Management (B.S.) degree, available online or on-campus.

Minors & Immersions

Pair a minor with any bachelor's degree, or an immersion with any bachelor's or associate's degree.

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Oct 5

Undergraduate Open House

Saturday, October 59 AM - 3 PM

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Nov 3

Undergraduate Open House

Sunday, November 39 AM - 3 PM

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Penn College News
08.16.2024

Retirees rekindle campus connections

The second annual Retirees Luncheon was held recently in the Thompson Professional Development Center. Pennsylvania College of Technology retirees and their guests enjoyed hearing from three student speakers who shared their exciting engagements with the Kentucky Derby, Wildcat Athletics and Global Experiences.

08.12.2024

WNEP to air story on students' Little League meal prep

WNEP’s Mackenzie Aucker stopped by the college’s Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on Monday to talk with a few of those who are helping to prepare hundreds of pounds of food for the teams participating in this year’s Little League World Series. Watch for Aucker’s report during the local ABC affiliate's 5 p.m. newscast on Tuesday.

07.31.2024

Penn College hospitality program to provide team food for LLWS

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Le Jeune Chef Restaurant – a live-learning lab for the college’s hospitality majors – is preparing to provide well over 15,000 meals for the teams who will participate in the 2024 Little League Baseball World Series. The crew will begin serving when the first teams arrive – several days before the first game is played on Aug. 14 – and will continue through the end of the series on Aug. 25.