You don't say what the income is that the student earned, but USUALLY the parent claims a college student.
The student would need to have supplied more than half his own support, and unless the student had savings set aside, that is usually impossible to do while attending school.
HERE is a link to an IRS support worksheet that might help.
Students usually don't MOVE to the place they attend school, so if you still have a room for him to come home to, count that as supplied by you.
Any kind kind of financial aid the student gets, such as a scholarship, does NOT count as the student suppling his own support.
The IRS has education credits to help families dealing with the cost of college, so if you can take advantage of them, you should.
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