great!

this is where i was when i began. I tried to do just that but kept getting errors. I restored the original code for the day and implemented your suggestion of where to apply the subscript.

Code:
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>


#define MAX_STUDENTS 30
#define MAX_SIZE 48


/*Type Descriptions*/
struct student_data {
	char lastName [MAX_SIZE];
	char firstName [MAX_SIZE];
	char majCode [5];
	char yearInSchool [MAX_SIZE];
	double crHrCompl;
	double gPa;
};

/*fx prototypes*/
int get_info(struct student_data  *studentPtr);
void student_output (struct student_data students [MAX_STUDENTS], int how_many);
int how_many = 0;


int main( void )
{
	struct student_data students[MAX_STUDENTS];

	how_many = get_info (students);

	printf("student 1 name:%s\n",students[0].firstName);
	printf("student 2 name:%s\n",students[1].firstName);


	student_output (students, how_many) ;

	return 0 ;
}

/*****fx******/

int get_info(struct student_data  *studentPtr )
{
	char input_string [MAX_SIZE];
	char goAgain = 'y';
	int i = 0;
	int count = 0;

	do{

	printf("Enter Last Name: ");
		fgets(input_string,MAX_SIZE,stdin);

		input_string[strlen(input_string-1)] = '\0';
		
		strncpy(studentPtr[i]->lastName, input_string, MAX_SIZE);

		studentPtr->lastName[MAX_SIZE];

	printf("Enter First Name: ");
		fgets(input_string,MAX_SIZE,stdin);

		input_string[strlen(input_string-1)] = '\0';
		
		strncpy(studentPtr->firstName, input_string, MAX_SIZE);

		studentPtr->firstName[MAX_SIZE];

	printf("Enter Major Code: ");
		fgets(input_string,MAX_SIZE,stdin);
		
		input_string[strlen(input_string-1)] = '\0';
		
		strncpy(studentPtr->majCode, input_string, 4);
		
		studentPtr->majCode[4] = '\0';

	printf("Enter Year in School: ");
		fgets(input_string,MAX_SIZE,stdin);

		input_string[strlen(input_string-1)] = '\0';
		
		strncpy(studentPtr->yearInSchool, input_string, MAX_SIZE);

		studentPtr->yearInSchool[MAX_SIZE];

	printf("Enter Credit Hours: ");
		fgets(input_string,MAX_SIZE,stdin);

		studentPtr->crHrCompl = atof(input_string);

	printf("Enter GPA: ");
		fgets(input_string,MAX_SIZE,stdin);
	
		studentPtr->gPa = atof(input_string);
		
		i++;

		printf("Press Enter to add another, otherwise press x to exit. \n");
		
	scanf("%c%*c",&goAgain);
			if (goAgain != 'y') {
				break;	
			}
	
	}/*do end braklet*/

		while (i != MAX_STUDENTS);

		count = i;

		return count;
}


void student_output (struct student_data students [MAX_STUDENTS], int how_many)
{
	int i = 0;

	do{
	for(i = 0; i < how_many; i++){
	printf("Last Name     : %s", students[i].lastName);
	printf("First Name    : %s", students[i].firstName);
	printf("Major Code    : %s\n", students[i].majCode);
	printf("Year in School: %s", students[i].yearInSchool);
	printf("Credit Hours  : %4.2f\n", students[i].crHrCompl);
	printf("GPA           : %4.2f\n", students[i].gPa);
	
	
		}
	}
	while( i !=how_many);

	return;
}
ive been gettin these errors:

Code:
error C2232: '->lastName' : left operand has 'struct' type, use '.'
warning C4047: 'function' : 'const char *' differs in levels of indirection from 'int'
warning C4024: 'strncpy' : different types for formal and actual parameter 2
error C2198: 'strncpy' : too few arguments for call
...getting burned out....phew...