Visit www.finaid.org. This is a site that has forms you can fill out to calculate your EFC.
Click on "Calculators" on the homepage. Click on "Expected Family Contribution and Financial Aid Calculator." This will be underlined in blue and in the second paragraph of the Calculator page.
Fill out form that begins halfway down the page. In this form you will be asked various questions, including tax information for you and your parents. You can also click on the "QuickEFC Calculator" option, which involves fewer questions and a faster result.
When done, click "Submit."
Visit www.collegegold.com.
In the search field, type "EFC Worksheets." This website has a form for independent and dependent students that can be downloaded and used to calculate the EFC manually.
Choose the form based on your dependency status. If you are not sure whether you are considered independent or dependent, you can find the answer at www.finaid.org.
Fill out the form, following the instructions to determine your EFC contribution.