From the instructions for form 8880:
You were a student if during any part of 5 calendar months of 2024
you:
• Were enrolled as a full-time student at a school; or
• Took a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school or a state,
county, or local government agency.
A school includes technical, trade, and mechanical schools. It
doesn’t include on-the-job training courses, correspondence schools, or
schools offering courses only through the Internet
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8880.pdf
