Lifetime credit for cybersecurity bootcamp

[valady757]

My son-in-law attended a cybersecurity bootcamp which started in 2023, and paid all the tuition in 2023 - but we are not sure if he can receive any lifetime credit for the tuition cost.   It was offered through Virginia Tech Continuing & Professional Education and facilitated by Fullstack Academy. He paid the tuition to Fullstack and did not receive a 1098-T form.  We tried to enter it without the 1098-T, but Fullstack does not seem to have a federal school code.  Can we use Virginia Tech's number?  Or is this ineligible for the lifetime learning credit?

He is a high school technology teacher so it does improve his job skills.  But the classes do not count for college credit.

Any help would be appreciated.

[BillM223]

The credit is available for any eligible educational institution which is a school offering higher education beyond high school. It is any college, university, trade school, or other post-secondary educational institution eligible to participate in a student aid program run by the U.S. Department of Education.

The IRS further says, "If you aren't sure if your school is an eligible educational institution:

• Check to see if the student received a Form 1098-T, Tuition Statement. Eligible educational institutions are required to issue students Form 1098-T, Tuition Statement (some exceptions apply).
• Ask your school if it is an eligible educational institution, or
• See if your school is on the U.S. Department of Education's Database of Accredited Post Secondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP) or the Federal Student Loan Program list."

So it sounds like it's a question of whether Virginia Tech will own up to owning this Fullstack Academy.

It sounds like you have some phone calls to make, but now you know the right questions to ask.