Kolej UNITI Kota Bharu, formerly known as College Jaiputra / Jaipetra College was established as a Private Higher Education Institutions under the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 (Act 555) in March 1998. College Jaiputra transformed in 2004 with the change of name of Jaipetra college (college Jamiah Islamiah Sultan Ismail Petra) to the new name of Jaiputra college (Jamiah natural son). In 2016, the College Jaiputra renamed Kolej Uniti Kota Bharu.