If you can claim her as a dependent, you may even qualify for the more generous American Opportunity Credit (AOC) Tuition , instead of the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC). You qualify for the AOC, if she was, at least, a half time student and the school issues a recognized educational credential.
To claim an education credit, on your dependent, it is not actually required that you paid her tuition, only that tuition was paid. But tuition paid by her (including by student loans) or her parents, counts against you for the dependent support test (that you provided more than half of her total support for the year).
