On 1 January 1985 YAB Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib, Menteri Besar of Perak, inaugurated MARA Institute of Technology campus in Seri Iskandar, Perak. This campus is the eighth campus of 12 UiTM campuses nationwide including the main campus in Shah Alam. The establishment of this campus was implemented in collaboration with the government of the Perak State. On 21 July 1998, the opening ceremony of Seri Iskandar campus was officiated by Raja Muda Perak (now DYMM Paduka Seri Sultan of Perak Darul Ridzuan), Raja Nazrin Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, representing His Majesty the Sultan of Perak Darul Ridzuan. The University started operations on 1 January 1999. This campus is strategically located along the Ipoh-Lumut main road, which provides easy access to both Ipoh and Lumut.
There are five faculties available in UiTM Perak which are Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Faculty of Art & Design, Faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, and Faculty of Accountancy. Each faculty offered various diploma and degree courses to ensure that UiTM’s products can not only meet the local labor market, but also be ready to serve globally. In 2012, UiTM Perak has been announced as champion in debate contest and won RM2,121. Other than that, In the same year, graduates from UiTM Perak had been crowned as one of the best graduates for UiTM. This success has made UiTM Perak as one of the best universities in Malaysia that provides quality and innovative teaching programs as well as produce competitive graduates.
UiTM Perak is focuses in enhancing bumiputera knowledge and expertise in all fields through the delivery of professional Programs, research and community service involvement based on noble values and professional ethics. All graduates from UiTM Perak will be able to achieve excellence through the transfer of knowledge and the application of pure values to become professional graduates who are able to develop knowledge and develop themselves, society and country.