If i wanted a job(example: pastry chef etc) would i have to go to college or just culinary school?

Question

If i wanted a job(example: pastry chef etc) would i have to go to college or just culinary school?

Answer 1

Culinary school would be more idea for you to go into. Why spend 4 years on your life doing academics when you can be cooking and learning useful stuff to further your career?

Answer 2

THe best culinary schools ARE colleges. The two most famous and prestigious are: Johnson & Wales and the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). You can google them.

At both these schools you can get an Associate degree in culinary or baking, and then get a BA or BS in food management, beverage management, nutrition, etc. They teach you how to be a high level professional chef, but they also teach you how the food service industry works and how to manage a business so that you dont go bankrupt when you start your restaurant or shop. That would be worth knowing, wouldn't it?

These schools treat culinary arts as a real profession. When you graduate you are a chef, not just a cook.

Check them out.