Established in 2000, the School of Online Education at Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU Online College) is one of the 68 pilot institutions of modern distance education designated by the Ministry of Education. Built based on modern distance educational philosophy, it is a teaching college that follows the developing trends and laws of distance education. Relying on BLCU's advantages and modern information technology, it fosters virtue through teaching and aims to "cultivate students, value quality, develop excellence and prize innovation." It offers 9 undergraduate programs (international Chinese education, Chinese language and literature, English, Japanese, accounting, finance, human resource management, international economics and trade, and computer science and technology) and 4 junior college programs (Chinese, applied English, applied Japanese, and applied Korean). For non-academic training, the college focuses on language and cultural characteristics, and has developed a system of products and services that can satisfy the needs of all kinds of learners. Up until now, the college has trained more than 200,000 Chinese students. After years of practice and exploration, its international distance Chinese education has set up three major training programs: Chinese language, Chinese culture and international Chinese teachers. It has trained 7,000 international students from more than 90 countries and regions around the world.

Since its establishment, the college has been determined to educate people for the party and the nation. With its mission to serve the country, the society, the students and school, the college provides academic and non-academic education for people at work, cultivates senior applied talents that are upstanding individuals with rich theoretical knowledge, solid professional competence, and strong practical skills. It plays a role in the construction of the learning-society and a lifelong education system. Internationally, it provides Chinese education and spreads Chinese culture to the world. The college cultivates international talents who can speak Chinese, understand China and support its development. It tries to build a professional and internationalized college that is in line with the characteristics and orientation of Beijing Language and Culture University. And it aims to lie in top of the industry and establish its pivotal role in the spreading of Chinese culture and international distance Chinese education.