Definitions for "Student contribution"
Submenu The Student Contribution (SC) is the amount of money the federal  Government expects the student to contribute, the SC depends on the student's income and assets.
A quantitative estimate of the students ability to contribute to postsecondary expenses for a given year.
Based on the student's income and assets, this is one of two factors that determines the Expected Family Contribution or EFC (PC + SC = EFC).  The SC is calculated from information on the FAFSA.