Attention All Cc Members I Need Your Opinion!!!
Decorating By kris2005 Updated 28 Sep 2006 , 12:28am by prettycake
I love baking and I hope to own my own business someday.I decided that now I want to back to school to study culinary arts.One problem I acn't afford to go to J&W so I found a really good vocational school that teaches it and is accredited.My mom feels as if I should do the vocational course and then go to J&W.I personally feels as if this doesn't make sense,I believe that if you are not passionate about something or if your heart isn't in it then where you go to learn wouldn't matter.I need your opinion>What should I do.!
Go to the vocational college as long as they are credited. They will probably teach you everything you need to know to get started. Afterwards, if you want to learn more and thje fancy schmancy school teaches single courses, you can do that if you wish.
The school you attend does not have any bearing on how successful of a baker, decorator, or business-person you're going to be. It's the old saying: What do they call a Doctor who graduated at the bottom of his class? DOCTOR! 
Developing your own style and personality is ultimately what is going to drive you AND your business. Those are things that cannot be taught in a classroom.
Something to consider is also how available financial aid is going to be for you with going back to school. I found out AFTER the fact when I went back to finish my Marketing Communications major that I wasn't eligible for financial aid anymore because I had already graduated with my degree.
All in all, I REALLY have to say to go to the vo-tech school that's near you. You'll recieve your education most likely from people who have "been there done that" and are going to provide you with more realistic experience and upper-end knowledge. The fancy schmancy stuff is great, but if you're in a home-town, it's not going to pay for your lunch.
If you have the TRUE drive to do something, money is not going to be in the way, you will find a way to finance it.
hi there, i just wanted to add my two cents' worth....i went to a accredited course where i live and while it served its purpose in getting me started, my goal is to one day get into bonnie gordon's classes....she is expensive but to me it would be worth it...like the other wonderful people on this site have said, schooling does not dictate what kind of decorator you will be, it just gives you the tools and you go from there....here is bonnie's website, if you can see it
http://www.bonniegordoncakes.com/
I think that you should go to the school, that is affordable, accredited and easily accessable. Once you get this under your belt you can go to smaller seminars, classes and specialize. I think you will learn more when you take the specialized classes later, once you get the experience and practice under your belt.
I signed up for a weekend culinary course in January, probably more for the hobbiest. I can't afford to go to school full time, now, so this is the best I can get at this time. We need my paycheque too much at this time.
Anyway, you should go with what you are most comfortable doing too!
Hi,
Before I went to California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, I NEVER took any class elsewhere about cakes in my whole life !!.. I learned a lot and I loved the way the school provided EVERYTHING, including uniform and all the ingredients, supplies and tools. And on top of that !! they fed us with a grand buffet after every class. I have never taken any cooking/Baking/decorating class elsewhere, so I cannot speak for Wiltons and any other ones.
If you can afford it, go directly to the best one. It's worth it.
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