Fire Academy Tax deduction

[CRay1]

Attended fire academy and emt school in 2024 and the school did not send a 1099t since it is not a college. It was over 8000 dollars in education expenses is there a way to claim this on my taxes as an educational deduction or as an expense related to getting a job in the fire service. You need to be licensed in both categories in order to be a paid fireman in Texas. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. 

[Hal_Al]

Probably not. 

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://www.savingforcollege.com/eligible-institutions