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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
93% 
Link structure
75% 
Server
88% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.66 s
File size
59.40 kB
Words
822
Media files
28
Number of links
128 internal / 32 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
COD.edu | College of DuPage
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
College of DuPage is dedicated to excellence in teaching, learning, and culture, offering accessible, affordable, and comprehensive education for all.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (911 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
robotsall
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
apple-mobile-web-app-capableyes
DescriptionCollege of DuPage is dedicated to excellence in teaching, learning, and culture, offering accessible, affordable, and comprehensive education for all.
Keywordscod, college of dupage, community, college, glen ellyn, illinois, higher education, suburban, chicago, classes, school, degree, certificates, job, training, program, online, learning, distance, student, adult, affordable, tuition
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langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:urlhttps://www.cod.edu/index.html
twitter:titleCOD.edu
twitter:descriptionCollege of DuPage is dedicated to excellence in teaching, learning, and culture, offering accessible, affordable, and comprehensive education for all.
og:imagehttps://www.cod.edu/_resources/img/social-media-default.jpg
og:image:altCollege of DuPage
og:titleCOD.edu
og:urlhttps://www.cod.edu/index.html
og:descriptionCollege of DuPage is dedicated to excellence in teaching, learning, and culture, offering accessible, affordable, and comprehensive education for all.
og:typeEmpty
og:updated_time2024-10-30T11:26:08.337752582-07:00
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 822 words. That's ok.
28% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.58 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/_resources/img/global/logo-white.svgCollege of DuPage
/_resources/img/global/logo-white.svgCollege of DuPage
/_resources/img/home/aug-sept-2024.jpgfootball players running
...rces/img/home/future-students-8-2022.jpgscience teacher with female students
...rces/img/home/future-students-circle.svgPaper Airplane Icon
...ces/img/home/current-students-8-2022.jpgstudents working together at table in lab
...ces/img/home/current-students-circle.svgBook Icon
/_resources/img/home/parents-8-2022.jpgparents with daughter listening to a person speaking
/_resources/img/home/parents-circle.svgHands Icon
...g/home/continuing-ed-students-8-2022.jpggroup of adults, teens and kids
/_resources/img/home/cont-ed-circle.svgPeople Icon
...ces/img/home/veteran-students-8-2022.jpgmale navy sailor at attention with American flag
...ources/img/home/military-vets-circle.svgShield Icon
/_resources/img/home/business-8-2022.jpgBusiness owner Danny Glover posing in front of trucks
...s/img/home/community-business-circle.svgBuilding Icon
/_resources/img/home/participate.svgicon of people listening to a speaker
/_resources/img/home/campus.svgicon of a building
/_resources/img/home/certificate.svgicon of certificate with ribbon
/_resources/img/home/community-8-2022.jpgtwo males inspecting seeds in the prairie
/_resources/img/home/marketplace-circle.svgShop
/_resources/img/home/facilities-8-2022.jpgStudent Resource Center tower on campus
/_resources/img/home/facilities-circle.svgBuilding
/_resources/img/home/careers-8-2022.jpgAfrican American woman at desk with computer
/_resources/img/home/career-circle.svgBriefcase
/_resources/img/global/logo-white.svgCollege of DuPage
/_resources/img/home/angle-up-light.svgAngle Up
/_resources/img/home/angle-down-light.svgAngle Down
Video URLWidthHeight
/_resources/video/aug-sept-2024.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home Page
The H1 heading is too short (9 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home Page
H2 Plan Ahead for Spring 2025
H2 Future Students
H2 Current Students
H2 Parents
H2 Continuing Education Students
H2 Veteran and Military Students
H2 Community Members and Local Businesses
H2 Opportunities to Participate
H2 Explore a Vast Campus
H2 A Program for Everyone
H2 Events
H2 Success Stories: Asma Parveen Majeeth
H2 Success Stories: Rodney Fair
H2 Success Stories: Alexandria Schweikle
H2 Success Stories: Sunil Joshua
H2 Success Stories: Bridget Kingston
H2 Explore College of DuPage
H3 Community Offerings
H3 Facilities
H3 Careers
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (32) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://cod.edu/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://cod.edu/Anchor Skip to Footer
https://bb.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Blackboard
https://cod.edu/calendar/Calendar of Events
/student_life/resources/inform...COD Student Email
/faculty/index.htmlDirectory
/student-services/important-da...Enrollment Important Dates and Deadlines
https://foundation.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Give
https://inside.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain InsideCOD Portal
https://library.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Library
https://cod.edu/news/index.htmlNews
https://selfserv.cod.edu/Stude...New window External Subdomain Search for Courses
/about/community-offerings/ind...Services
/admission/visit/index.htmlVisit
https://alumni.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Alumni
/gateways/community-engagement...Community Members & Local Businesses
/academics/continuing-educatio...Continuing Education Students
/gateways/current-students.htmlCurrent Students
/gateways/faculty_staff.htmlFaculty and Staff
/student_life/resources/vetera...Military & Veteran Students
/gateways/parents/index.htmlParents
/about/purchasing/index.htmlVendors
https://cod.edu/chat.htmlChat with Chappy
https://admissions.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Apply for Credit Classes.
/academics/continuing-educatio...Apply for Continuing Education Classes.
https://cod.edu/IMG-ALT College of DuPage
/academics/index.htmlAcademics Home
https://catalog.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Catalog
/student_life/resources/index....Academic Resources
/academics/academic_opportunit...Academic Opportunities
/academics/accreditation/index...Accreditation
/academics/continuing-educatio...Continuing Education
/academics/career_technical_ed...Career and Technical Education
/academics/els/index.htmlEnglish Language Learners
/faculty/index.htmlFaculty
/academics/programs/index.htmlAreas of Study Home
/academics/programs/new.htmlNew Degrees and Certificates
/academics/programs/degree_pro...Degree Programs
/academics/programs/career_tec...Certificate Programs
/academics/programs/new_classe...New Classes
https://catalog.cod.edu/programsNew window External Subdomain Find Your Path
/academics/programs/career_tec...Career and Technical Programs
/academics/transfer/index.htmlTransfer Information
/academics/programs/els/index....Academic ELS
/admission/index.htmlAdmissions Home
/admission/campus-central.htmlCampus Central
/admission/admissions_contact/...Contact Admissions & Outreach
/academics/academic_opportunit...High School Students
/admission/international/index...International Students
/academics/testing/tests-admin...Placement Testing
/admission/steps-to-enrollment...Steps to Enrollment
/admission/visit/index.htmlVisit COD
/student-services/index.htmlStudent Services Home
/student_life/resources/access...Access and Accommodations
/student_life/resources/counse...Counseling, Advising and Transfer Services
/student-services/important-da...Text duplicate Enrollment Important Dates and Deadlines
/academics/learning_commons/in...Learning Commons
/records/index.htmlOffice of Student Records
/registration/index.htmlRegistration Services
https://cod.edu/costs/index.htmlCosts, Scholarships & Aid Home
/costs/tuition/index.htmlTuition and Fees
/costs/financial_aid/federal-w...Student Employment: Federal Work-Study
/costs/financial_aid/index.htmlFinancial Aid
/costs/tuition/payment-plans/p...Payment Policy
/costs/tuition/payment-plans/i...Payment Plans
/costs/scholarships/index.htmlScholarships
/student_life/index.htmlStudent Life Home
/student_life/resources/index....Student Resources
/student_life/clubs_org/index....Clubs and Organizations
https://cod.presence.io/New window External Subdomain ChapLife
https://gochapsgo.com/New window External Athletics
/student_life/dean-of-students...Dean of Students
https://cod.edu/about/index.htmlAbout Us Home
/about/administration/index.htmlAdministration
/about/office_of_the_president...Office of the President
/about/board_of_trustees/index...Board of Trustees
/about/humanresources/index.htmlHuman Resources
/about/cod-facts/index.htmlCOD Facts
/about/visitor-information/cam...Campus Facilities
/about/equity/index.htmlDiversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
/about/stories/index.htmlCOD Stories
https://cod.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT College of DuPage
https://cod.edu/chat.htmlText duplicate Chat with Chappy
https://admissions.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply for Credit Classes.
/academics/continuing-educatio...Text duplicate Apply for Continuing Education Classes.
/academics/index.htmlAcademics
/academics/programs/index.htmlAreas of Study
/admission/index.htmlAdmissions
/student-services/index.htmlStudent Services
https://cod.edu/costs/index.htmlCosts, Scholarships & Aid
/student_life/index.htmlStudent Life & Resources
https://cod.edu/about/index.htmlAbout Us
https://bb.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Blackboard
https://cod.edu/calendar/Text duplicate Calendar of Events
/student_life/resources/inform...Text duplicate COD Student Email
/faculty/index.htmlText duplicate Directory
/student-services/important-da...Text duplicate Enrollment Important Dates and Deadlines
https://foundation.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://inside.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate InsideCOD Portal
https://library.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
https://cod.edu/news/index.htmlText duplicate News
https://selfserv.cod.edu/Stude...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Search for Courses
/about/community-offerings/ind...Text duplicate Services
/admission/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Visit
https://alumni.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
/gateways/community-engagement...Text duplicate Community Members & Local Businesses
/academics/continuing-educatio...Text duplicate Continuing Education Students
/gateways/current-students.htmlText duplicate Current Students
/gateways/faculty_staff.htmlText duplicate Faculty and Staff
/student_life/resources/vetera...Text duplicate Military & Veteran Students
/gateways/parents/index.htmlText duplicate Parents
/about/purchasing/index.htmlText duplicate Vendors
/registration/index.htmlPriority registration begins on Nov. 6
https://selfserv.cod.edu/Stude...External Subdomain Text duplicate Search for Courses
/admission/steps-to-enrollment...Text duplicate Steps to Enrollment
/admission/index.htmlFuture Students Ready to begin? We'll show you how to get started.
IMG-ALT science teacher with female students
/gateways/current-students.htmlCurrent Students Already a COD student? This way to all you need to know.
IMG-ALT students working together at table in lab
/gateways/parents/index.htmlParents Is your student interested in COD? Help them prepare.
IMG-ALT parents with daughter listening to a person speaking
/academics/continuing-educatio...Continuing Education Students Looking to discover new interests? Here's how.
IMG-ALT group of adults, teens and kids
/admission/veteran/index.htmlVeteran and Military Students Are you a veteran? Continue your education at COD.
IMG-ALT male navy sailor at attention with American flag
/gateways/community-engagement...Community Members and Local Businesses Do you live in the community? Explore all we offer.
IMG-ALT Business owner Danny Glover posing in front of trucks
https://cod.edu/news/index.htmlSee All News
https://cod.edu/calendar/See more events
/about/stories/students/parvee...Learn more about Asma's story.
/about/stories/students/fair.htmlLearn more about Rodney's story.
/about/stories/students/schwei...Learn more about Alexandria's story.
/about/stories/students/joshua...Learn more about Sunil's story.
/about/stories/students/kingst...Learn more about Bridget's story.
/about/community-offerings/ind...Community Offerings Services for the community provided by advanced students.
IMG-ALT two males inspecting seeds in the prairie
/about/visitor-information/cam...Facilities Read more about our cutting-edge campus and facilities.
IMG-ALT Student Resource Center tower on campus
/careers-home/index.htmlCareers Find a career or receive tools to jumpstart your job search.
IMG-ALT African American woman at desk with computer
https://cod.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT College of DuPage
https://admissions.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Apply
/about/visitor-information/map...Map & Directions
/faculty/index.htmlText duplicate Directory
/about/visitor-information/hou...Campus Hours
/about/visitor-information/cen...COD Centers
https://www.facebook.com/colle...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/collegedupageNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/coll...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@colleg...New window External Subdomain No Text
/about/administration/consumer...Legal & Consumer Information
/about/humanresources/index.htmlJobs
/about/police_department/index...Police Department
/about/contact.htmlContact COD
https://cod.edu/news/contact.htmlMedia Contacts
https://cod.edu/a-to-z.htmlA-Z Index
https://library.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/academics/bookstore.htmlBookstore
https://www.atthemac.org/New window External Subdomain McAninch Arts Center
https://wdcb.org/New window External WDCB Public Radio
/student_life/resources/vetera...Veterans Services
/student_life/resources/interc...Español
/student_life/resources/access...Access & Accommodations
https://myaccess.cod.edu/New window External Subdomain MyACCESS
/gateways/cod-now/index.htmlCOD NOW Newsletter
https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/1...External Subdomain ©

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://cod.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.66 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (59 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 5,921 referring domains.
This page has 827,997 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,707 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /about/campus-departments/campus-services/
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Disallow: /academics/programs/business/contact-information.html
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Disallow: /admission/visit_cod/_archive
Disallow: /catalog
Disallow: /costs/financial_aid/emergency-funding.html
Disallow: /faculty/_data/
Disallow: /gateways/cod-community-report-2020/files/
Disallow: /gateways/cod-community-report-2020/mobile/
Disallow: /hsti/classes/_archive/
Disallow: /landing
Disallow: /ldp
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College of DuPage is dedicated to excellence in teaching, learning, and culture, offering accessible, affordable, and comprehensive education for all.

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