2024 Education credit for January 2025 enrollment?

My son graduation from high school in June of 2024 and then started college in January 2025. He enrolled in 2024, we paid tuition in 2024, and we received a 1098-T for 2024. Box 8 (at least half time student) is not checked. Can we take the education credit for 2024? If not, does that means we'll only be able to take the credit for 3 years, since we'll make the final tuition payment in 2028?