You may have to contact the school to obtain the information. You can claim Education Expenses without a Federal ID number only for the Lifetime Learning Credit (max $2000). To claim the American Opportunity Credit (max $2500), you must have a valid federal ID.
To enter a tuition amount without a Form 1098-T, here are the steps:
In TurboTax online edition,
1. After sign into your account and select Take me to my return
2. At the right upper corner, in the search box, type in 1098t and Enter
3. Select Jump to form 1098T
4. On screen, "Do you want to enter your higher education expenses?" answer Yes.
5. Go through the step-by-step interview questions
6. On screen, "Did you get a 1098-T from school for 2017?" answer No,
7. Next screen, select I qualify for an exception to continue to enter information
Please see attached screenshots
