Is a trade school like cosmotology considered as a full time studen

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Does trade school count as a full time student status

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Q.  Is a student in cosmetology  school considered a full-time student?

A. Yes, if the  school considers her to be full time.  A  cosmetology school, and pretty much any school,  qualifies for the status.

According to IRS publication 17, a full-time student is a student who is enrolled for the number of hours or courses that the school considers to be full-time attendance.

To qualify as a student, the person must be, during some part of each of any five calendar months of the year:

1. A full-time student at a school that has a regular teaching staff, course of study, and a regularly enrolled student body at the school, or
2. A student taking a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school described in (1), or by a state, county, or local government agency.

The five calendar months do not have to be consecutive.

For the purpose of being claimed as a dependent, under the "Qualifying Child" rules, the school does not have to be an eligible institution, under the rules ,  for  the tuition credit.