People tend to get confused on the support issue, as well as the "lived with me" issue. Read the notes on the screens in the program. On the one that asks how many months the student lived with you, it does state that you count time away at college, as having lived with you.
On the support issue, take note that the requirement is on the student - not the parent. There is no requirement for the parent to provide any support at all - not one dime. Yet that parent can still qualify to claim the student as a dependent. (and they usually do qualify)
