Can a college student deduct their gas and food expense if used for commuting to school?

Question

Can a college student deduct their gas and food expense if used for commuting to school?

Answer 1

The real question is deduct from what?  Some schools offer students stipends which cover daily living expenses such as this.  Other students opt to cover daily living expenses through taking out private loans or through allocating money from their Federal Direct Loans to cover the costs incurred by travel and food expenses.  See http://www.scholloans.com/ for more information on this and many other financial aid money questions

Answer 2

Not for regular college--that deduction is only for training required by an employer in order to retain a job, or if you are an adult with a family (your dependents) and are supporting two households for a work-related reason such as required training.

Answer 3

No.