MAHSA College was founded in the year 2005 by Professor Tan Sri Dr. Hj. Mohamed Haniffa who is Pro-Chancellor and Executive Chairman and now known as MAHSA University. Professor Haniffa is a clinical practitioner of Medicine whose vision involves the creation of a stronghold of academic excellence in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Business and Engineering in the South-East Asian region.
MAHSA College Sabah (MCS) was established on 22 November 2011 as an extension of MAHSA University. MCS is located in the 1Borneo Hypermall Kota Kinabalu. MCS is a premier institution of higher learning that is now expanding and introducing new programmes to meet market demand in Sabah and Sarawak.