Theological Seminary was a separate part of the college in Rajahmundry until it merged in 1972. By 1973, the college had moved from Rajahmundry to Secunderabad due to pollution from nearby paper mills. The new buildings were dedicated by Church of South India bishop Pereji Solomon in the presence of Catholic archbishop Samineni Arulappa and seminarians from St. John's Regional Seminary. During the 1990s, the college's postal address changed to Hyderabad (now in Telangana). Administration and faculty Board of governors The college is administered by a board of governors composed of representatives of participating Protestant ecclesiastical societies: Telangana Church of South India (CSI) Dioceses of Dornakal, Karimnagar, Medak (headquartered in Dornakal, Karimnagar and Medak) Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church (headquartered in Bhadrachalam) Methodist Church in India, Hyderabad Regional Conference Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches Society, Deccan Association Tamil Nadu CSI Dioceses of Madras and Vellore (headquartered in Chennai and Vellore) Andhra Pradesh Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, headquartered in Guntur CSI Dioceses of Krishna-Godavari, Nandyal and Rayalaseema (headquartered in Machilipatnam, Nandyal and Kadapa, respectively) Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars, originally headquartered in Kakinada Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches, originally headquartered in Nellore South Andhra Lutheran Church, headquartered in Tirupati Motto The college motto is derived from Ephesians 4:12, which reads in the Latin Vulgate: "Ad consummationem sanctorum in opus ministerii..." ("For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry..." in the King James Version). Hall system W. D. Coleman, the college's first principal, explained the hall system: "Each of the participating denominations has its own 'hall'. There are two hours of instruction each week about the liturgy, history, and policy of each denomination". The churches commonly associated with Protestantism in southern India include the Anglicans, Congregationalists, Wesleyan Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans and Methodists. Each church has its own tradition. At ACTC, students learn their respective church doctrine in addition to general theology. Principals The principal serves a four-year term (2022-2026), with each participating church having an opportunity to provide a principal. The current principal is the Rev. T. Swami Raju, D.Th. (Serampore). Serampore University affiliation The college has affiliated since its founding with the Senate of Serampore College (University). Degrees for pastors ACTC and Serampore offer two degrees for pastors: Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) and Master of Theology (M. Th.) under the aegis of Advanced Institute for Research on Religion and Culture (ARRC). Distance education Through distance