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The Avondale story began in Melbourne with a small school for Christian Workers in 1892. The need for a larger more suitable campus soon led the founders to relocate the College to Cooranbong near Lake Macquarie in New South Wales in 1897. Getting started was not without it struggles. From the first, the college was a venture of faith. It still is.

Avondale's founders were a group of educational reformers who believed with a passion that excellence in learning was incomplete unless integrated with issues of faith and the spiritual life. But education also needed to be practical and effectively equip graduates with skills for the world of work. The goal for the College as a Seventh-day Adventist institution was to educate effective leaders for the work of the Adventist Church and the community. Ever since then graduates have been eagerly sought after by employers from both within the Adventist Church and without.

For many years the institution was known as the Australasian Missionary College. Its present name, Avondale College dates from 1963. Avondale has continued to build traditions of excellence in Christian higher education and the quality of its courses is widely acclaimed. In 2006 it was accredited to offer PhD studies. It is presently seeking university status in recognition of its role in providing a wide range of degree programs.