In 2002, the Ministry of Education approved xidian university as one of the 68 pilot universities to carry out modern distance education. On 20 12, xidian university was approved as one of the pilot universities that can recruit students from online higher education.
Network and Continuing Education College is the running entity of modern distance education and adult continuing education, and also the centralized management unit of distance education and adult continuing education in the whole school. Relying on the school's high-quality teaching resources, rich experience in running schools and excellent brands, it has built a brand-new online education platform, established a complete online education teaching support service system and improved teaching management rules and regulations, and won a good social reputation.