A kilometre away from Areekode on the Vazhakkad Road, the college campus is located on the picturesque hills of Perumparamba on the bank of the Chaliyar.

Jamiyyathul Mujahideen, Areekode, an organisation formed in 1944 is the parent body of the MEA.

The college is founded with the objective of imparting education to backward minority communities in rural areas of malabar in general and of Malappuram district in particular.

By starting the B.Com course with Computer Application in 2006 in self-financing sector, a new branch was added besides arts and science.

The college also started offering B.A Islamic Finance, a program sanctioned and funded by UGC in 2013.