@privateID I might be late with this if you’ve filed already, but in case not: If your concern is maximizing the AOTC, be sure to read the section in pub 970 that explains how to coordinate scholarships and tax credits. You might be able to claim some of the scholarship as student income in order to claim all/more of the tax credit.
(I disagree with taking language defining qualified expenses for tax credits and applying that language to the use of QTPs, but it sounds like it doesn’t matter in your case).