鹽(yan)城開(kai)放(fang)大學(xue)是(shi)一所以(yi)現(xian)代信(xin)息技術(shu)為支撐，面向成人(ren)開(kai)展(zhan)網絡開(kai)放(fang)教(jiao)育，服務全民終身(shen)學(xue)習(xi)的新型(xing)學(xue)校(xiao)。全市開(kai)大系統現(xian)有開(kai)放(fang)教(jiao)育在籍生近(jin)6000人(ren)，學(xue)校(xiao)下設(she)東臺(tai)、大豐、建湖、射陽、阜寧、濱海、響水、鹽(yan)都等8個縣（市、區(qu)）分(fen)校(xiao)。

鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開放(fang)大(da)(da)學的前(qian)身是鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)廣(guang)播電(dian)視大(da)(da)學。鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)電(dian)視廣(guang)播大(da)(da)學創辦于1979年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)2月(yue)。1985年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)6月(yue)與(yu)新成(cheng)立(li)(li)的鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職(zhi)業大(da)(da)學合署(shu)辦學。1996年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)8月(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職(zhi)業大(da)(da)學與(yu)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業專科學校合并建立(li)(li)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學院(yuan)(yuan)后(hou)，鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)人(ren)民政府決定保(bao)留(liu)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)廣(guang)播電(dian)視大(da)(da)學建制(zhi)委(wei)托(tuo)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學院(yuan)(yuan)代管(guan)。2011年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)11月(yue)，鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)廣(guang)播電(dian)視大(da)(da)學與(yu)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學院(yuan)(yuan)繼續教(jiao)育(yu)學院(yuan)(yuan)合署(shu)辦學，統一(yi)管(guan)理鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)全(quan)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)電(dian)大(da)(da)教(jiao)育(yu)教(jiao)學工(gong)(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)和鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學院(yuan)(yuan)成(cheng)人(ren)繼續教(jiao)育(yu)工(gong)(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)。2014年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)9月(yue)23日(ri)江蘇省開放(fang)大(da)(da)學建設領導小(xiao)組(zu)批準鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開放(fang)大(da)(da)學建設方案，2015年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)11月(yue)7日(ri)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開放(fang)大(da)(da)學正(zheng)式(shi)揭牌，2016年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)10月(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)廣(guang)播電(dian)視大(da)(da)學更名為鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開放(fang)大(da)(da)學。

學(xue)校位(wei)于鹽城市建(jian)軍東路(lu)211號，地理位(wei)置(zhi)優越(yue)，交通便捷。距離高鐵站、機(ji)場距離均在(zai)5公里左右。近年來(lai)，鹽城開放(fang)(fang)大學(xue)充分(fen)利用本科高校資源優勢(shi)，堅持服務(wu)地方經濟和(he)社會發展(zhan)，大力(li)開展(zhan)網(wang)絡開放(fang)(fang)教育和(he)成(cheng)(cheng)人繼續(xu)教育，逐步發展(zhan)成(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)(wei)了一(yi)所集遠程開放(fang)(fang)教育和(he)社區教育為(wei)(wei)一(yi)體的(de)地方高校。學(xue)校將以飽(bao)滿的(de)熱情、開放(fang)(fang)的(de)理念、嚴謹的(de)作風辦(ban)好(hao)鹽城人民滿意的(de)大學(xue)。