鹽城開(kai)(kai)(kai)放大學(xue)是(shi)一所以現代信息技術為(wei)支撐，面向成(cheng)人開(kai)(kai)(kai)展網(wang)絡開(kai)(kai)(kai)放教(jiao)育，服(fu)務全(quan)民(min)終身學(xue)習的新(xin)型學(xue)校。全(quan)市開(kai)(kai)(kai)大系統現有開(kai)(kai)(kai)放教(jiao)育在籍(ji)生近6000人，學(xue)校下(xia)設東臺、大豐、建湖、射陽、阜寧(ning)、濱海(hai)、響水(shui)、鹽都等8個縣(xian)（市、區(qu)）分校。

鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開放(fang)(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)的前身是(shi)鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電視大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)。鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)電視廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)創(chuang)辦(ban)于(yu)1979年2月(yue)。1985年6月(yue)與(yu)新成立的鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職業大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)合署辦(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)。1996年8月(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職業大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)與(yu)鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業專科(ke)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)合并建(jian)立鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)后(hou)，鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)人(ren)民(min)政府決定保(bao)留鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電視大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)制委托鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)代管。2011年11月(yue)，鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電視大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)與(yu)鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)繼續(xu)教(jiao)育(yu)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)合署辦(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)，統一管理鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)全市(shi)(shi)電大(da)(da)(da)教(jiao)育(yu)教(jiao)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)作和鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)成人(ren)繼續(xu)教(jiao)育(yu)工(gong)(gong)(gong)作。2014年9月(yue)23日江蘇省開放(fang)(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)設(she)領導小組批準(zhun)鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開放(fang)(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)設(she)方案，2015年11月(yue)7日鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開放(fang)(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)正式揭牌，2016年10月(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電視大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)更名(ming)為鹽(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開放(fang)(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)。

學(xue)校位(wei)于(yu)鹽城市建軍東路211號，地理(li)位(wei)置優越，交通便捷。距離高(gao)鐵(tie)站、機場距離均(jun)在5公里左(zuo)右。近(jin)年(nian)來，鹽城開放(fang)大(da)(da)學(xue)充分利用(yong)本科高(gao)校資源優勢，堅持服務地方經(jing)濟和社會發展，大(da)(da)力開展網絡開放(fang)教育(yu)和成(cheng)人繼續教育(yu)，逐步發展成(cheng)為了一所集(ji)遠程(cheng)開放(fang)教育(yu)和社區教育(yu)為一體的(de)(de)(de)地方高(gao)校。學(xue)校將以飽(bao)滿的(de)(de)(de)熱情、開放(fang)的(de)(de)(de)理(li)念、嚴謹(jin)的(de)(de)(de)作風辦好鹽城人民(min)滿意的(de)(de)(de)大(da)(da)學(xue)。