ddEnrollmentMethod.DataSource = from t in context.EnrollmentMethods
											orderby t.Name
											select new
												{
													Name = SqlFunctions.StringConvert((double)t.EnrollmentMethodID) + ". " + t.Name,
													t.EnrollmentMethodID
												};

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.objects.sqlclient.sqlfunctions.aspx

For some reason, methods in this class can actually be called to manipulate data in EF queries.

Convert int to string in LINQ to Entities Query

C#