The lifetime learning credit is not a refundable credit. You cannot receive the lifetime learning credit as a refund if you owe no tax. I can't explain why you received the credit without being able to see your return, but if the program let you claim it and the IRS did not adjust your refund, you must qualify for it, or it was something other than the Lifetime Learning Credit.
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