San Bernardino, CA (population: 199,314) has two pastry schools within its city limits. The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire, the highest ranked school in the city with a pastry program, has a total student population of 1,377. It is the 5273rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 508th highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles).
Pastry students from San Bernardino schools who go on to become culinary artists, bakers, chefs, pastry chefs, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 140,510 people working as bakers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $25,350. Also, Cooks, private household make on average $27,720 per year and there are about 770 of them employed in the US today.
San Bernardino lies in San Bernardino county, which is one of the 57 counties in California. Overall, the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area has 1,197,590 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $41,840 average annual salary.
Of the 2 pastry schools in San Bernardino, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire comes out as the most expensive ($39,200/yr) for pastry students, with San Bernardino Valley College as the lowest, reported at only $8,254/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from San Bernardino |
| Fontana | CA | 191,526 | 0 | - | 0 | 10.1 miles |
| Riverside | CA | 302,653 | 8 | 32.5108 | 359 | 15.2 miles |
| Rancho Cucamonga | CA | 176,424 | 3 | 21.593 | 139 | 16.1 miles |
| Ontario | CA | 174,731 | 7 | 23.7233 | 124 | 19.4 miles |
| Chino | CA | 84,585 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.6 miles |
| Claremont | CA | - | 9 | 42.2091 | 338 | 24.8 miles |
| Victorville | CA | 119,377 | 3 | 19.2694 | 99 | 26.4 miles |
| Pomona | CA | 154,638 | 7 | 31.7114 | 195 | 27.5 miles |
| La Verne | CA | - | 1 | 61.7321 | 71 | 27.5 miles |
| Chino Hills | CA | 74,322 | 0 | - | 0 | 28.9 miles |
| Diamond Bar | CA | 57,662 | 0 | - | 0 | 31.3 miles |
| Glendora | CA | 49,443 | 1 | 12.4755 | 68 | 31.5 miles |
| Yorba Linda | CA | 67,194 | 0 | - | 0 | 32.5 miles |
| Lake Elsinore | CA | 56,703 | 0 | - | 0 | 32.6 miles |
| Covina | CA | 46,974 | 0 | - | 0 | 34.0 miles |
| Azusa | CA | 47,782 | 1 | 31.8299 | 58 | 35.5 miles |
| West Covina | CA | 106,032 | 5 | 23.6693 | 37 | 36.1 miles |
| Anaheim | CA | 342,336 | 9 | 24.4064 | 97 | 39.2 miles |
| Hacienda Heights | CA | 52,748 | 0 | - | 0 | 40.1 miles |
| Fullerton | CA | 133,165 | 6 | 21.8966 | 252 | 40.9 miles |
| Tustin | CA | 74,313 | 0 | - | 0 | 41.2 miles |
| Mission Viejo | CA | 95,388 | 1 | 19.6994 | 137 | 42.1 miles |
| Temecula | CA | 104,516 | 3 | 32.0583 | 15 | 45.2 miles |
| Garden Grove | CA | 167,800 | 4 | 26.4852 | 22 | 45.8 miles |
| Aliso Viejo | CA | 42,862 | 1 | 75.2668 | 4 | 46.8 miles |
| Fountain Valley | CA | 56,133 | 3 | 26.6774 | 70 | 48.2 miles |
| Altadena | CA | 41,677 | 0 | - | 0 | 48.2 miles |
| Costa Mesa | CA | 113,091 | 7 | 22.8122 | 265 | 48.2 miles |
| Alhambra | CA | 86,214 | 4 | 31.3851 | 25 | 48.3 miles |
| Laguna Niguel | CA | 65,471 | 0 | - | 0 | 48.3 miles |