She received her BA from Indiana University, with her first MFA from the University of Michigan and second MFA from RMIT University while on a Fulbright Scholarship in Melbourne Australia. In 2004 Jacquard finished her Ph.D. in Fine Arts at RMIT University with a focus on how the computer can be implemented into a contemporary studio art practice. Nicole has had papers accepted to conferences in England, Hawaii, China and Scotland, and has given several workshops in the United States and Australia on 3D modeling.