Dont be overbearing with compliments cause then she will know you are fishing.
Just ask for help or how she felt about a topic in class (girls love expressing feelings). Move forward with agreeing with EVERYTHING she says even if you disagree, from there you could just ask if she has a job while in school, how she likes the class, what she is going for in school (get it, centralize around school) when an opening comes up that can shoot outside of the school topic you can branch out. Just keep them General, let her do all the talking.