Adham University College was opened by virtue of the Higher Education Council's decision taken in its 70th session, which was held on 1 Rajab, 1433 A.H. This decision provided for the establishment of this university college in Adham as an affiliate of Umm Al-Qura University.
A piece of land in Adham governorate was dedicated for the female section, in which a four-story building was constructed. The male section still occupies hired buildings in Al-Ja'izah district, the first building being dedicated for lectures and the second for the deanship and the administration of the college. However, a piece of land has been dedicated to construct a governmental building on it for the male section.
The male section comprises the following departments:
- Department of Arabic language.
- Department of Basic Sciences (Mathematics)
The female section comprises the following departments:
- Department of Arabic language
- Department of Basic Sciences (Mathematics - Biology)
- Department of Computer Sciences