how many times can you claim the lifetime learning credit 
there is no limit to the number of times you can claim the lcc during your lifetime if you are eligible you can claim it every tax year 1can parents claim the lifetime learning credit yes parents can claim the lifetime learning credit on the behalf of a dependent child however you can only claim it once so if you have four children you still only get the maximum amount of the credit which is 2 000 per tax return you don t get the credit for each child 1