PATH TO COLLEGE IS LITERALLY A LONG ROAD
Taking classes on campus at Pueblo Community College simply wouldn't work for Jacque Korell because she's rarely at home.

Jacque and her husband haul a refrigerated trailer – typically filled with ice cream and frozen foods – for Shaffer Trucking out of Nebraska. They work together, each driving a 12-hour shift while the other sleeps or – in Jacque's case – studies.

"I think it's a wonderful way to study and work, but I definitely don't think it's for everyone," Jacque said. "I've struggled to stay on task sometimes. I work 70 hours a week, so when I'm done working often homework is the last thing on my mind! That's been the biggest issue that I've had!"

Jacque and her husband were sweethearts at Lincoln East High School in Nebraska before he moved to Pueblo to attend Colorado State University. Jacque's husband burned out on his career in restaurant management a few years ago. He got his commercial driver's license – CDL – and started driving a truck. Jacque got tired of being home alone, so when she found out she could take her classes online, she got her CDL and hit the road with him.

Hauling ice cream and seeing the country with her husband is fun, for now. Jacque is trying to get her prerequisites for nursing out of the way so she can get started on a new career.

"I will eventually have my bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing," Jacque said. "But that's a long ways down the road. If all goes well I will begin the nursing program next year. I will take a few extra courses via CCCOnline, if I have time. That way I can keep working towards my bachelor's degree also."

Her best advice to future CCCOnline students is to keep to a schedule and remember that your classes are not self-paced.
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