The mission is to incorporate the skills necessary for students to graduate prepared to seek initial employment in the pet-grooming industry. To meet this mission, PPGS follows the educational objectives: To educate students within an environment that fosters the interdependence between education, business, and paraprofessional enterprise. To recruit and retain highly qualified instructors who are effective in the classroom and familiar with pet-grooming techniques. To maintain a dynamic organizational model that is responsible to all of its constituencies. To offer sound training in each of its programs. To develop in students a professional attitude and awareness of contemporary pet grooming practices through exposure to pragmatic course content and to instructors engaged in pet-grooming practice. To graduate students who are competent in pet-grooming techniques and skills. To assist graduates in finding satisfying career positions.