Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Orange and Wagga Wagga. It also has specialist centres in Canberra, Manly (Sydney), Goulburn and Broken Hill. It is the only state institution delivering higher education in "western NSW" (the part of New South Wales west of the Blue Mountains), and is the only university with campuses in that area.
CSU courses are also delivered by various TAFEs (members of TAFE NSW and Holmesglen Institute of TAFE in Melbourne); and private institution Study Group's Sydney and Melbourne campuses (known as CSU Study Centres). CSU also offers teacher training courses at a campus in Ontario, Canada.
CSU is well known for its extensive range of distance education courses, being a leader in the field and claims to be one of Australia's largest providers of distance education.
