"My income does not allow me to get child credit at all."
You lose the child tax credit when a child turns 17--no exceptions.
At the age of 26, if her income (excluding any Social Security) is less than $5200, she can be claimed as a qualified relative dependent for the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents. A dependent cannot get education credit on their own tax return.
The rule is if a person CAN be claimed as a dependent they must say on their own tax return that they can be claimed by someone else--regardless of whether they are claimed. There is no "letting" her say she cannot be claimed if she made less than $5200.
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/am-i-eligible-to-claim-an-education-credit
LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/expenses-qualify-...
Your own eligibility to get Lifetime Learning Credit phases out above $160K on a joint return.
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