Codrington College offers training for candidates to the sacred Priesthood. In addition the College continually seeks ways in which to serve the Church and the wider community. The College has recently moved towards a MA Degree in Theology. The College is located in the Diocese Of Barbados.

Situated in beautiful and tranquil surroundings on the Atlantic Coast of Barbados, Dr. Bindley, a former Principal, was once moved to describe it as 'Oxford adapted to the tropics.'

HISTORY

Codrington College is the oldest Anglican Theological College in the Western Hemisphere. It was established by the will of General Christopher Codrington who died in 1710. On 9th September 1745, Codrington College was opened as grammar school, this was the first step along a road that is marked with commendable academic achievements. By the year 1829, Codrington had become a full-fledged College, a step closer to the realization of the hope of its founder Christopher Codrington whose desire it was to have an academic institution in which persons could be trained in 'Physics and Chirugery as well as Divinity.'  In 1831 the College was almost totally destroyed by a hurricane, after which the present building was constructed.

Since its affiliation to the University of Durham, England in 1875, it has maintained high academic standards. In 1955 with the opening of the University College of the West Indies, the Classical Faculty of the College was closed. The College became an affiliate of the University of the West Indies in 1965, preparing candidates for the Licentiate in Theology (L Th) and the Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Theology).

The United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) (comprising several former independent colleges in Jamaica) was established in 1966 and, shortly afterwards, became affiliated with the University of the West Indies. The other Theological Colleges affiliated to UWI are: St. Michael's Theological Centre in Jamaica and the St. John Vianney in Trinidad.

Graduates in Theology of the University have pursued further studies in institutions abroad and have achieved high academic distinctions which have reflected both their own worth as well as the standard of training which they have received at the Theological Colleges affiliated to UWI.