I have been on SSI since I was 17 for having a mental illness since I was 10. I have been going to school and I am trying to get a certificate in horticultural therapy. I really don't see myself being able to work full time after gettng this certficate, maybe in 10 years but not in 2. Is getting a college degree proof that you can work and can they take away your SSI? My doctors know I am still ill and I am on meds. I just want to be able to go to school to do something for myself.

Also, if I loose SSI, do I have to pay back all that I have gotten over the years?