There are a large number of Colleges and universities in Tamil Nadu which offer distance education facilities and varied courses to students all across the country. A few of these colleges which offer various Distance education courses and degrees have been listed below.

They are:

• University/ Institute: Alagappa University Directorate of Distance Education
  Located at: Sivanagar, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Annamalai University Directorate of Distance Education
  Located at: Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Anna University Chennai Centre for Distance Education
  Located at: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Anna University Coimbatore Directorate of Online & Distance Education
  Located at: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Bharathidasan University Center for Distance Education
  Located at: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Bharathiar University School of Distance Education
  Located at: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Gandhigram Rural University Distance Education Centre
  Located at: Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Madurai Kamraj University Directorate of Distance Education (MKU-DDE)
  Located at: Madurai, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education
  Located at: Tirunelvali, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: PRIST University Centre for Distance Education
  Located at: Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Periyar Institute of Distance Education (PRIDE)
  Located at: Salem, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU)
  Located at: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: University of Madras – Institute of Distance Education
  Located at: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

• University/ Institute: Vinayaka Missions University Directorate of Distance Education
  Located at: Salem, Tamil Nadu