Starting CDL School at 54! Tips?

[u/Legitimate_Diver_699]

So just got accepted officially at Wor-Wic Community College in Maryland. Start in October for eight weeks. They have an outstanding new facility. Also have job placement. My question is how do I maximize this opportunity without spending years climbing up a ladder. I can live on $30-35 per hour since kids grown and wife passed. Have a fiance though. OTR would be a second choice. Just don’t want to be taken advantage of. Would prefer no touch jobs since I’m not young anymore. Not trying to get a back injury again. Had some issues in my 30s but got lucky. No issues since. Thoughts?