Expected Family Contribution


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Expected Family Contribution

The amount that a student and his/her family are calculated to be able to pay for an academic year at a post-secondary educational institution. The expected family contribution is used in the FAFSA system. It is calculated by taking the tuition and subtracting the federal financial aid for which the student is eligible.
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* Submit an online application and immediately receive a confirmation with a preliminary expected family contribution.
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He jotted down his solution on a placemat in the ski lodge, and a variation of his idea was passed into law in 1972: There would be a fixed grant for everyone, but the scholarship would be subtracted from an "expected family contribution" to be established annually.
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