[7] A new library (John B. Craig Library) and study area were added in 2010, it is named after Pastor John B. Craig who trained in the IBC in Dublin, before serving in Belfast before emigrating to Canada.

[9] The IBC became a constituent college of the Institute of Theology at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) in 1977, offering MTh and PhD degrees.

In 2003 the IBC began offering undergraduate degrees and an MA validated by the University of Wales, Lampeter (UoW), which ceased its international partnerships programmes in 2010.

In 2010 the IBC commenced its partnership with the University of Chester validating Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees.

[10] It was announced in 2019 that QUB was closing the Institute of Theology, with all existing students to have completed their programmes by 2023.

[11] The IBC is administered by a management committee which reports to the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland.