I entered the 1098T

[arnoldc_bc798]

Can American Opportunity credit be used if you didnt pay for 4 year college?

[Bsch4477]

If you had no expenses for education there would be no credit. 

[Hal_Al]

The  American Opportunity credit can be used for 2  year colleges and trade schools.  

To be eligible for the tuition credits or tuition & fees deduction, 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://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/schoolSearch?locale=en_EN