public ActionResult Index() { //Exemplo de como carregar um combo Sample3Entities db = new Sample3Entities(); List <SelectListItem> selectListItems = new List <SelectListItem>(); foreach (Department department in db.Departments) { SelectListItem selectListItem = new SelectListItem { Text = department.Name, Value = department.Id.ToString(), Selected = department.IsSelected.HasValue ? department.IsSelected.Value : false }; selectListItems.Add(selectListItem); } ViewBag.Departments = selectListItems; // Para montar o combo na View: //< p > @Html.DropDownList("Departments", "Select Department") </ p > return(View()); }