Getting Started

Getting Started

To begin using the EFC Calculator from your web application, complete the following steps:

1. Download the latest binaries
2. Download Efc.CalculationConstants.1314.xml
3. Reference Ucsb.Sa.FinAid.AidEstimation.EfcCalculation.dll
4. Reference Ucsb.Sa.FinAid.AidEstimation.Utility.dll
5. Place EfcCalculationConstants.1314.xml in App_Data
6. Add the following to the appSettings section in your Web.config:

<add key="EfcCalculation.Constants.1314" value="~/App_Data/EfcCalculationConstants.1314.xml"/>

You can now use the EFC calculator:

EfcCalculator calculator = EfcCalculatorConfigurationManager.GetEfcCalculator("1314");

DependentEfcCalculatorArguments arguments = new DependentEfcCalculatorArguments();

arguments.MonthsOfEnrollment = 9;
arguments.NumberInHousehold = 2;
arguments.NumberInCollege = 1;

HouseholdMember mother = new HouseholdMember();
mother.IsWorking = true;
mother.WorkIncome = 123000;
arguments.FirstParent = mother;

HouseholdMember student = new HouseholdMember();
student.IsWorking = true;
student.WorkIncome = 12000;
arguments.Student = student;

EfcProfile profile = calculator.GetDependentEfcProfile(arguments);
Response.Write(profile.ExpectedFamilyContribution);

A full, working version of the EFC Calculator is provided in the Ucsb.Sa.FinAid.AidEstimation.Web project.