Arlington Baptist College is a private, four-year Bible college in Arlington, Texas. It is the official education institution of the World Baptist Fellowship which offers both undergraduate and graduate level degree programs. The college was founded by J. Frank Norris in 1939 as Fundamental Baptist Bible Institute. The college started with sixteen students and held classes at the First Baptist Church of Fort Worth. The college's first graduates became pastors or missionaries through the World Fundamental Baptist Fellowship (as World Baptist Fellowship was then known).