I am interested in cake decoration and I was wondering where to take the classes. College or Wilton?

I'd say a local cake shop that does them I'd skip the wilton ones.. JMHO..

Wilton is a great place to start. There are several options to choose from and they aren't a huge investment. It's 8 hours of instruction per course and the cost for the instruction is very affordable. Check out your local craft stores, JoAnn's, Michael's or Hobby Lobby and check the prices. Then compare this to the cost of going to your local college for classes.

I know this weekend JoAnn's is offering Course 1 for $22.50 + the cost of your supplies. The other courses are being offered for half price + cost of supplies.

If you love it after your first Wilton class, then you can expand your knowledge with more in depth classes offered by colleges or cake shops.

I think all classes depend upon the teacher. I started with the Wilton Classes with a good teacher. Learned the basics. Where I lived at the time, didn't have any private cake shops that offered classes. Even the Hobby Lobby was 45 minutes from my home. Since then, I have taken specialty classes from various teacher (Jennifer Dontz is one of my favorites.)

Thanks guys, I get enrolled in a local cake decoration class in dallas, TX. Thanks for your advice.

I would recommend Wilton cake classes to start out too. In the end I don't think you ever stop learning. But I have had two professionals (CIA grads) recommend Wilton to me in the last week. Both of them also took the Wilton classes too.

So, Wilton, local Community College (I wish ours taught something like that), local bakeries - whatever you can find. Even DVDs. There is nothing in my area except the Wilton classes and I have to start somewhere.

The best advice I got was to take a photo of everything you do. I'm even taking photos of my practice work. The lady I'm taking classes from at Michaels got her Wilton job by having a portfolio of her work.

Thanks LindaF144, I will take pictures of all my work. Keep working hard.

I agree on the Wilton classes, a great place to start. You will find that a lot of local or small cake shops or a community college also teach Wilton classes.