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February 8, 2022
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Do online courses qualify for the Lifetime Learning Credit?

  • February 8, 2022
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I'm taking a few online courses for leveling up in my job - do these qualify for the LLC? 

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    Hal_Al
    Employee
    February 8, 2022

    Yes, as long as the school is a regular "brick and mortar" school.  Schools that offer ONLY online courses do not usually qualify. 

     

     To be eligible for the tuition credits, the course must be taken at "an eligible institution". The school should be able to tell you if it is an eligible educational institution. In general, an eligible educational institution is an accredited college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution, including accredited, public, nonprofit, and proprietary (privately-owned, profit-making) postsecondary institutions. Additionally, in order to be an eligible educational institution, the school must be eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the Department of Education. If they issue a 1098-T they are probably an eligible institution.

    Enter your school at the link below, to see if it's on the dept. of education list.

    https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home