The Board of Trustees requires a cumulative total of 23 credits in grades 9-12 to graduate. Also, the Board requires a minimum of twenty hours of community service for each year of high school (grades 9-12) attended at ECA.

Courses that are the equivalent of five days a week for both semesters receive 1 credit. Courses that are the equivalent of five days a week for half the year, or meet every other day, receive .5 credits. Students must take a minimum of 5.5 credits per year.