The Lifetime Learning Credit does not require participation in a program for a degree, etc. Why is the program only allowing the credit if part of a degree/cert. program

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Publication 970:

"The course must be either part of a postsecondary degree program or taken by the student to acquire or improve job skills."

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p970#en_US_2017_publink1000178168