American Opportunity Tax Credit — Hacia Adelante Colorado

Portrait of a young, smiling woman with bleached-blond coiled hair and stylish thick-rimmed glasses. — American Opportunity Tax Credit

The American Opportunity Tax Credit is a federal tax credit that helps students and families pay for expenses that go toward the student’s first four years of post-secondary education (examples include colleges, universities, technical schools, vocational schools, and more).

File a simple tax return to learn how much money you can receive.
Students or their families can get up to $2,500 each year for the four years they are in school. Learn more.