Northern California Grooming Academy

They did a great job on every client dog that I brought in! Some of them were scared of the grooming process and all of the groomers took the time to get to know each dog to desensitize them through the process.

I decided to leave corporate world and start a pet grooming business. I had zero experience and didn’t know where to start but luckily stumbled across this amazing school. If you are looking to receive top of the line training and education then look no further than this academy. not only did they lecture you, but you get to receive hands-on training with their number one priority being the safety of the dog.. I took their bather course and loved it so much that I took the groomer course and I’m opening up my own business, my own Mobile business next month with 100% confidence that I am going to do the absolute best for my clients and their angel babies. Their final class is the advanced stylist program and I’ll be definitely taking in the future. Jackie and Jose are perfectionists to say the least, they are the best of the best. If I wasn’t opening my own business I’d travel from Fremont to San Jose to get my dogs groomed with them, without a doubt. If you’re shopping for the best program, you’ve found it with them!

I want to express my deepest gratitude to Northern California Grooming Academy for giving me the foundation to become a professional groomer. Thanks to the training and support I received there, I am now working in my dream job, doing what I truly love. A special thank you to Jose, whose honesty, kindness, and dedication make the Academy such a unique place. He treats everyone with genuine care, and I feel so lucky to have learned under his guidance. Thank you for shaping not just my skills, but also my confidence to follow this career path. 💕🐾

I've been coming to this place for a few years! Sam & Liceth are two of the loveliest ladies who check in my baby for his hair appts. Bogey, my poodle, is happy to see them and knows them so he is not very scared. The stylists do an excellent job on his hair. He always leaves looking like a prince. I usually need to book a few appts out as they are popular and fill up fast.

I don't know why I didnt leave a review for Northern California Grooming Academy sooner. I couldn’t be happier with the exceptional grooming my dog Milan received from Jose and the amazing team! Milan is a purebred Standard Poodle and is always fully coated and a quite a handful. I’ve asked for a special, not-so-common Continental Show cut grooming style several times, and every single time, they’ve delivered results that are even better than I imagined. Jose is incredibly skilled, patient, and professional—he listens carefully to all my specific (and admittedly picky) requests and always follows through with precision. The entire team is fantastic, and every dog that comes out of their salon looks incredible. They clearly take pride in their work. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for top-tier, personalized grooming care! If you have read until here you have found top tier level grooming care. Thank you guys all for all you and your patience with someone like me (BEYOND SPECIAL) LOL.

I recommend this very professional academy for teaching, excellent methodology and the best thing is that you learn the art of dog grooming very well, professional instructors who know what they are doing. Recommended, they put the intelligent system and total quality into practice very well.

This is very worthwhile going to learn about dog grooming. I had a very bad experience with a grooming school in Oakland( I left a yelp review; they deleted my google review), so I was very unsure what I would get out of the bathing class. I’m so glad I took a chance because it has been the best experience in my life. I learned so much about dogs in bathing that I would never have guessed and I went on to do the grooming class as well and learned how to use scissors and clippers to my advantage. The teachers are all amazing and encourage you to improve all the time. They were great with the mistakes I made. I was so used to getting a negative response, but here the teachers are very understanding and will always say mistakes help you learn. I hope more people come to this school for dog grooming. It's a great environment. The experience is you get what you pay for and this is worth the value. I highly recommend it.