Lifetime Learning Credit

This is a non-refundable credit so you would have to have tax liability to receive any benefit from this credit.

Do you qualify for the American Opportunity Tax Credit?  There is a refundable portion of this credit.

To be eligible for AOTC, the student must: 

• Be pursuing a degree or other recognized education credential 

• Be enrolled at least half time for at least one academic period

• Not have finished the first four years of higher education at the beginning of the tax year 

• Not have claimed the AOTC or the former Hope credit for more than four tax years 

• Not have a felony drug conviction at the end of the tax year 

More information can be found here: 

Education Credits 

American Opportunity Credit