鹽(yan)城開(kai)放(fang)大學(xue)是一(yi)所以現代(dai)信息技術為支撐，面向成人(ren)開(kai)展網(wang)絡開(kai)放(fang)教育(yu)，服務全(quan)民終(zhong)身學(xue)習的新型學(xue)校(xiao)。全(quan)市(shi)(shi)開(kai)大系(xi)統(tong)現有開(kai)放(fang)教育(yu)在(zai)籍生近6000人(ren)，學(xue)校(xiao)下(xia)設(she)東臺、大豐、建湖、射陽、阜寧(ning)、濱海、響水、鹽(yan)都等8個縣(xian)（市(shi)(shi)、區）分(fen)校(xiao)。

鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)的(de)前(qian)身是(shi)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電(dian)視大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)。鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)電(dian)視廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)創辦于(yu)1979年(nian)(nian)2月(yue)(yue)。1985年(nian)(nian)6月(yue)(yue)與(yu)新成立的(de)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職業(ye)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)合(he)署辦學(xue)(xue)(xue)。1996年(nian)(nian)8月(yue)(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職業(ye)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)與(yu)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)業(ye)專(zhuan)科學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)合(he)并建(jian)(jian)立鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院后(hou)，鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)人(ren)民政府決定(ding)保留鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電(dian)視大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)(jian)制委托(tuo)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院代管(guan)。2011年(nian)(nian)11月(yue)(yue)，鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電(dian)視大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)與(yu)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院繼續(xu)教(jiao)(jiao)育學(xue)(xue)(xue)院合(he)署辦學(xue)(xue)(xue)，統一管(guan)理鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)全市(shi)(shi)電(dian)大(da)(da)(da)教(jiao)(jiao)育教(jiao)(jiao)學(xue)(xue)(xue)工(gong)作(zuo)和鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院成人(ren)繼續(xu)教(jiao)(jiao)育工(gong)作(zuo)。2014年(nian)(nian)9月(yue)(yue)23日(ri)江蘇省(sheng)開(kai)(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)(jian)設領導小組批準(zhun)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)(jian)設方案，2015年(nian)(nian)11月(yue)(yue)7日(ri)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)正式揭牌，2016年(nian)(nian)10月(yue)(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)廣(guang)(guang)播(bo)電(dian)視大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)更名為鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)(kai)放(fang)大(da)(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)。

學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)位(wei)于鹽(yan)城市建軍東路(lu)211號(hao)，地理位(wei)置優越，交通便(bian)捷(jie)。距離高鐵(tie)站、機場距離均在5公里左右。近年來，鹽(yan)城開放大(da)學(xue)(xue)充分利用本科(ke)高校(xiao)資源優勢，堅(jian)持服務地方經濟和社會發(fa)(fa)展(zhan)，大(da)力開展(zhan)網絡開放教(jiao)(jiao)育和成(cheng)人(ren)繼續教(jiao)(jiao)育，逐步(bu)發(fa)(fa)展(zhan)成(cheng)為了一所集(ji)遠(yuan)程開放教(jiao)(jiao)育和社區教(jiao)(jiao)育為一體的地方高校(xiao)。學(xue)(xue)校(xiao)將(jiang)以飽滿的熱情、開放的理念、嚴謹的作風(feng)辦好(hao)鹽(yan)城人(ren)民滿意的大(da)學(xue)(xue)。