AMERICAN PETPET GROOMING SCHOOL · PLANO, TEXAS
Turn your love of animals into practical skills. Learn the art of pet grooming with structured training, supervised practice, and care at the heart of every lesson.
YOUR PATH STARTS HERE
Start with the essentials of pet bathing and build toward full grooming services. Our professional pathway brings both levels together.
Build the care, handling, and coat-preparation skills that every great groom begins with.
Develop your technique, refine your finish, and prepare for professional grooming work.
INVEST IN YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Take the next step toward a career caring for pets. Our $2,500 scholarship brings tuition for the complete 500-hour Professional Pet Groomer program to $4,285, with monthly installments available.
Your scholarship application is automatic—no separate application needed.
Scholarship requirement: Complete your training within 9 months to qualify.
Tuition after a $2,500 scholarship
$4,285
Scholarship eligibility requires completing training within 9 months.
Start your next chapterMORE THAN A GOOD HAIRCUT
A thoughtful approach to every pet, every coat, and every interaction. Build habits that support safe, consistent, professional care.
Learn to recognize stress signals, work with calm handling techniques, and know when to pause or ask for support.
Move from classroom learning and lab exercises to supervised live-pet work, with practical check-offs along the way.
Bring it all together with service documentation, client communication, tool care, and a portfolio of your work.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CRAFT
Explore moments from the grooming room, from coat work to the finishing touches.
FROM THE FIRST BATH TO THE FINISHING TOUCH
Two complementary levels. A complete 500-hour pathway. Explore the skills and practice behind each stage.
Learn the essentials of working safely and professionally as an entry-level pet bather.
Practice includes at least 35 supervised bath-and-dry services across dog sizes and coat types.
Workstation setup, sanitation routines, chemical safety, professional conduct, and incident reporting.
Stress signals, safe transfers, low-stress handling, restraint basics, and stop-work decisions.
Coat identification, brush and comb selection, humane matting decisions, and recognizing concerns that need referral.
Pre-bath preparation, product dilution, bathing sequence, thorough rinsing, and coat-appropriate conditioning.
Dryer safety, fluff drying, line brushing, comb-through finishing, and skin protection.
Supervised nail care, ear cleaning, paw-pad care, and sanitary work within safe, non-veterinary boundaries.
Add 380 hours of professional skills to your 120-hour foundation for the full 500-hour program.
Complete at least 80 logged grooms across sizes, coat types, and temperaments in Level 2.
Tool selection, blade safety, clipper control, cleaning, maintenance, and safe workstation setup.
Grooming danger zones, senior-pet considerations, safe positioning, and groomer ergonomics.
Pattern mapping, guard-comb work, scissoring, symmetry, blending, and finishing faces, feet, and tails.
Breed-inspired trims, coat-driven styling, photo documentation, and realistic client expectations.
De-shedding, impacted coats, humane matting decisions, skin protection, and service-plan documentation.
Puppy introductions, senior-pet care considerations, and add-on services within school policy and non-veterinary scope. Optional specialties depend on school support and policy.
Intake, service plans, pricing and time expectations, aftercare, scheduling, and professional documentation.
Portfolio building, resume and interview practice, tool-kit planning, and a mock working interview groom.
MAKE YOUR NEXT MOVE
Get to know the 120-hour foundation and the full 500-hour professional program.
Head to our Study Space course page to review the available enrollment information.
Learn, practice under supervision, and demonstrate your progress through assessments.
A LITTLE MORE CLARITY
Get to know the program
and your next step.
The complete program is 500 hours: 120 hours of Level 1 Certified Pet Bather training plus 380 hours of Level 2 professional grooming training. Calendar length depends on the class schedule; review current enrollment information on Study Space.
Level 1 focuses on bathing, brushing, drying, handling, and basic hygiene. Level 2 builds on that foundation with clipper and scissor work, breed-inspired trims, advanced coat care, client communication, and professional readiness.
Yes. The curriculum includes 55 supervised live-pet practice hours in Level 1 and 215 in Level 2, for 270 hours across the complete pathway. Level 1 requires at least 35 bath-and-dry services, and Level 2 requires at least 80 completed, logged grooms.
The curriculum uses written assessments, practical skills check-offs, and professionalism standards. Level 2 also includes a portfolio review and a full-groom practical final from intake through finish.
Tuition for the complete 500-hour Professional Pet Groomer program is $4,285 after a $2,500 scholarship. Monthly installments of $715 per month are available. The scholarship requires you to complete training within 9 months. Review your payment schedule during enrollment.
Your scholarship application is automatic—no separate application is needed. To qualify for the $2,500 scholarship, you must complete your training within 9 months.
Visit our Study Space enrollment page to begin enrollment. Confirm scheduling, entry requirements, and equipment arrangements before enrolling.
LEARN YOUR CRAFT IN PLANO
Explore professional pet grooming training at American Pet Grooming Academy in Plano.
GOOD CARE BEGINS WITH GOOD TRAINING
Take the first step toward your future in pet grooming.
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