Education

Many schools report when billed and not what was paid.  So quite often they bill you for 2017 in 2016 and hence no 1098T for 2017.

Additionally your school may not be  an eligible post-secondary educational institution. Search on FAFSA to see if your school was qualified: https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/schoolSearch?locale=en_EN

You also must have attended at least 5 months and took at least 12 credits a semester to be claimed at least part time. to be eligible for any credits.  

 Educational institutions are required to file a Form 1098-T, Tuition Statement, with the IRS and to provide a copy of the form to the student, for each enrolled student for whom there is a reportable transaction. A reportable transaction includes payments received, amounts billed or refunds made for tuition and related expenses. For the Form 1098-T to be accurately prepared, the educational institution must address boxes 8 and 9. Note that box 8 will be checked if the student was enrolled at least half-time, and box 9 will be checked if the student was enrolled as a graduate student. There are some exceptions where an educational institution is not required to file and provide the Form 1098-T. These exceptions include:

• Courses for which no academic credit is offered, even if the student is otherwise enrolled in a degree program.
• Nonresident alien students, unless the student requests the institution to file Form 1098-T.
• Students whose tuition and related expenses are waived entirely or paid entirely with scholarships or grants.
• Students whose tuition and related expenses are covered by a formal billing arrangement with the student’s employer or a government agency such as the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.

Here is more from IRS on the AOTC qualifications: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/american-opportunity-tax-credit-questions-and-answers

I hope this was helpful?