Tax Deduction

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But it still has to come from an accredited school.

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Direct quote from https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/i...ional-inst

"An eligible educational institution is a school offering higher education beyond high school. It is any college, university, vocational school, or other post secondary educational institution eligible to participate in a student aid program run by the U.S. Department of Education.
This includes most accredited public, nonprofit and privately-owned–for-profit postsecondary institutions.

If you aren’t sure if your school is an eligible educational institution:

• Ask your school if it is an eligible educational institution, or
• See if your school is on the U.S. Federal Student Aid Code List. 

TIP: A small number of schools, not on this list, may be eligible educational institutions. So, you may need to ask the school."

The big clue here is that programs like StraighterLine, Study.com, and others are not eligible for student aid programs from the DoE, therefore they are not eligible to be counted as a tax deduction. Student aid includes more than just need-based assistance, it also includes government-backed student loans.