page_title: For-Profit Online University
section_title: Reception
hierarchical_section_title: For-Profit Online University / Reception
caption_attribution_description: English: The location of the University of Phoenix Online, Student Technical Support Call Center. Student and Faculty would call this facility to get assistance with any ONLINE support on the school site and best effort support with computer or Internet issues.
context_page_description: For-Profit Online University is a television special written and directed by Sam West for Adult Swim. The special is presented as an infomercial parodying for-profit universities. The special is created by Wild, Aggressive Dog, a conglomerate of former Onion writers, consisting of Geoff Haggerty, Dan E. Klein, Matthew Klinman, Michael Pielocik, Chris Sartinsky and Sam West.
  The special aired on December 17, 2013 at 4 a.m. on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. The special was viewed by 871,000 viewers and received a 0.6 rating in the 18–49 demographic Nielsen household rating.
context_section_description: For-Profit Online University aired on December 17, 2013, at 4 a.m. on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. The special was published onto Adult Swim's YouTube channel the same day. Initially made private on their channel, the special became popular online after being spotted by comedy blogs. The special was viewed by 871,000 viewers and received a 0.6 rating in the 18–49 demographic Nielsen household rating.
  Dan Simmons of the Wisconsin State Journal praised the special as "hilariously" parodying "what some in academia fear is a growing movement toward commodifying college." Andy Thomason of The Chronicle of Higher Education called the presentation of the special "brutal" in its criticism of both for-profit and traditional universities. Gaby Dunn of The Daily Dot compared the fictional college to the University of Phoenix in her review of the special. Laughing Squid's EDW Lynch called the infomercial "hilarous", while Splitsider stated of all of Adult Swim's faux-infomercials, the special was "the best one yet".
caption: Gaby Dunn of The Daily Dot compared the fictional college to the University of Phoenix (Online campus pictured).
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