[DCH]

I'm looking into culinary schools and after narrowing down my options I'm stuck in a predicament. I applied for the Baking and Pastry Arts certificate program at the Culinary Institute of America California Campus but there is a Baking and Pastry Arts program at my local community college which is much cheaper and would give me an associates degree. The problem is which one do I go for? The degree or the name?

[m brown]

Degree always wins.

[Erik]

I agree with M Brown. Take the degree.

You can actually get a surprisingly good education at a community college. I got my degree from one, and have many times felt I had the better education than friends and coworkers who got more expensive educations.

But then again, maybe I just paid better attention in my classes

[scottae316]

Degree wins hands down. If you want to advance in management you can get a Bachelors degree and many if not all of your credits from your Associates will transfer. As said also, many CC (Community College) provide excellent training at a fraction of the cost. One of the top City Club chefs is a graduate of a CC.