鹽城開(kai)(kai)(kai)放大學是一所以(yi)現(xian)代信息(xi)技術(shu)為(wei)支撐，面(mian)向成人(ren)(ren)開(kai)(kai)(kai)展網絡開(kai)(kai)(kai)放教(jiao)育，服務全(quan)民終身學習的新型學校。全(quan)市開(kai)(kai)(kai)大系統現(xian)有開(kai)(kai)(kai)放教(jiao)育在籍生近(jin)6000人(ren)(ren)，學校下設東臺、大豐、建(jian)湖、射陽(yang)、阜(fu)寧、濱海(hai)、響水、鹽都等8個縣（市、區）分校。

鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)的(de)前身是鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)廣播(bo)(bo)(bo)電(dian)視(shi)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)。鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)電(dian)視(shi)廣播(bo)(bo)(bo)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)創(chuang)辦(ban)于1979年(nian)(nian)2月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)。1985年(nian)(nian)6月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)與新成立的(de)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職業(ye)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)合(he)署(shu)辦(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)。1996年(nian)(nian)8月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)職業(ye)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)與鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)專科(ke)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)合(he)并建(jian)立鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)后，鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)人民政府決定保留(liu)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)廣播(bo)(bo)(bo)電(dian)視(shi)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)制委(wei)托鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)代管。2011年(nian)(nian)11月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)，鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)廣播(bo)(bo)(bo)電(dian)視(shi)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)與鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)繼(ji)續教(jiao)育(yu)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)合(he)署(shu)辦(ban)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)，統一管理(li)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)全市(shi)(shi)(shi)電(dian)大(da)教(jiao)育(yu)教(jiao)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)作(zuo)和鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)成人繼(ji)續教(jiao)育(yu)工(gong)(gong)(gong)作(zuo)。2014年(nian)(nian)9月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)23日(ri)江蘇(su)省開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)設(she)領導小組批準鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)建(jian)設(she)方案，2015年(nian)(nian)11月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)7日(ri)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)正式揭牌，2016年(nian)(nian)10月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)廣播(bo)(bo)(bo)電(dian)視(shi)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)更名為鹽(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開(kai)放(fang)大(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)。

學校(xiao)位(wei)于鹽城(cheng)市(shi)建軍東(dong)路211號，地理(li)(li)位(wei)置(zhi)優(you)越，交通便捷(jie)。距離高(gao)鐵站、機(ji)場(chang)距離均在5公里左右(you)。近年來，鹽城(cheng)開放(fang)大(da)學充分利用本科高(gao)校(xiao)資源優(you)勢，堅(jian)持服務地方經(jing)濟和社會發(fa)展(zhan)，大(da)力(li)開展(zhan)網絡開放(fang)教育(yu)和成(cheng)人(ren)繼(ji)續教育(yu)，逐步發(fa)展(zhan)成(cheng)為了(le)一(yi)所集遠程(cheng)開放(fang)教育(yu)和社區教育(yu)為一(yi)體(ti)的地方高(gao)校(xiao)。學校(xiao)將以(yi)飽滿的熱情、開放(fang)的理(li)(li)念(nian)、嚴謹的作風(feng)辦好鹽城(cheng)人(ren)民滿意的大(da)學。