The college currently holds lectures in Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church in Belfast.
The college has no association with any governmental education system due to its fundamentalist approach and receives no state funding or support.
The college was formally opened on 3 October 1981 by Bob Jones, chancellor of Bob Jones University, South Carolina, USA, after receiving the key from the president of the college Ian Paisley.
Whitefield offers a 4-year course which is compulsory for entry into the ministry of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster.
It comprises Whitefield also offers a 2-year basic course for Christian workers and those preparing for the mission field.