Our Philosophy
Chicago Grooming Academy is dedicated to the teaching, training, and advancement of individuals concerned with the care, maintenance, and appearance of animals. To accomplish this, students are given extensive training, with close supervision, while actually grooming pets at Chicago Grooming Academy. This “hands-on” approach allows students to apply knowledge and perfect the needed skills, resulting in a rapid progression from Basic bathing and Brushing to a complete Professional Groom.
The class size will be limited to ensure the individual attention each student requires. Programs are designed to proceed at the students pace, depending upon the learning style of the individual student
Our goal is to educate, train, and teach students the finish of dogs as to grooming the breed standard or creative enhancements to a finished look of mixed breeds, up date with trends and techniques in the world of a Professional Pet Groomer. Increase income with management and train in organizational skills. Our goal is to produce the finest groomers possible, to be competent and confident member of the Pet Grooming Industry, and to uphold Professional All Breed Grooming Standards.
Chicago Grooming Academy
Vocational School Certified by Illinois State Board of Education
Chicago Grooming Academy offers two separate courses. The first course offered is Basic Brusher/ Bather Course. This course is designed for the student to learn the simple and daily fundamentals of grooming, brushing, bathing, trimming and nails. The Basic Course is to enable the student to perform as a groomer’s assistant. The second course offered is the All Breed Professional Course. This course teaches all breed, all body patterns, and heads, all poodle patterns and advanced scissoring skills. The Professional Course is awarded a Diploma or Certificate. The Basic Course is awarded a Certificate of Completion, along with certifying each student in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The student/ instructor ratio in both programs is approximately six-to-one.
