鹽城開(kai)放大(da)學(xue)是一所(suo)以現(xian)代信息技術為支撐，面向成人(ren)開(kai)展網絡開(kai)放教育(yu)，服(fu)務全(quan)民終(zhong)身學(xue)習的新型學(xue)校。全(quan)市開(kai)大(da)系(xi)統現(xian)有(you)開(kai)放教育(yu)在(zai)籍(ji)生近6000人(ren)，學(xue)校下設東臺、大(da)豐、建湖、射陽、阜寧、濱海、響水、鹽都等(deng)8個縣(xian)（市、區）分校。

鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)的(de)前身是鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)廣(guang)播電(dian)視大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)。鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)電(dian)視廣(guang)播大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)創(chuang)辦于1979年(nian)2月(yue)。1985年(nian)6月(yue)與新成立的(de)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職業(ye)大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)合署辦學(xue)(xue)(xue)。1996年(nian)8月(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職業(ye)大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)與鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)專科學(xue)(xue)(xue)校合并建(jian)(jian)立鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)后，鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)人民政府決定保(bao)留鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)廣(guang)播電(dian)視大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)(jian)制委托鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)代(dai)管。2011年(nian)11月(yue)，鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)廣(guang)播電(dian)視大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)與鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)繼續教(jiao)(jiao)育學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)合署辦學(xue)(xue)(xue)，統一(yi)管理鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)全市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)電(dian)大(da)(da)教(jiao)(jiao)育教(jiao)(jiao)學(xue)(xue)(xue)工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)和(he)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)成人繼續教(jiao)(jiao)育工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)。2014年(nian)9月(yue)23日(ri)江蘇省(sheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)(jian)設領導小組批準鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)(jian)設方案，2015年(nian)11月(yue)7日(ri)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)正式(shi)揭(jie)牌，2016年(nian)10月(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)廣(guang)播電(dian)視大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)更(geng)名為(wei)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)。

學校位于鹽(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)市建軍東路211號，地理(li)位置優(you)越，交通便捷(jie)。距離高鐵站、機場距離均在(zai)5公里(li)左右。近年(nian)來，鹽(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學充分利用本科高校資源優(you)勢，堅持服務(wu)地方經濟和(he)社會(hui)發展(zhan)，大(da)力開(kai)展(zhan)網絡開(kai)放(fang)教(jiao)育(yu)和(he)成人繼續教(jiao)育(yu)，逐步發展(zhan)成為了一所(suo)集遠程開(kai)放(fang)教(jiao)育(yu)和(he)社區教(jiao)育(yu)為一體的(de)地方高校。學校將以飽滿的(de)熱情、開(kai)放(fang)的(de)理(li)念、嚴謹的(de)作風(feng)辦好鹽(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)人民滿意的(de)大(da)學。