Drakestate.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
76% 
Page structure
22% 
Link structure
56% 
Server
70% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.73 s
File size
152.20 kB
Words
1131
Media files
37
Number of links
74 internal / 30 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Drake State Community & Technical College
The length of the page title is perfect. (469 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://drakestate.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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

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og:titleHome - Drake State Community & Technical College
og:descriptionREIMAGINE YOUR FUTURE I am a… PROSPECTIVE STUDENT CURRENT STUDENT PARENT You BelongHere! Become a part of the Drake State community, where students strive for more and staff go the […]
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og:site_nameDrake State Community & Technical College
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1131 words. That's ok.
28.6% 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.
24 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 21.1 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 23 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
36 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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

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...AboutYou-Prospect-TakeTour-be442503.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...tYou-Prospect-FinancialAid-1caf82fc.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...AboutYou-Prospect-ApplyNow-2e6adc45.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...e/45/I-AM-A_CurrentStudent-45a48aaa.webpNo alt attribute provided
.../cache/ff/Student-Register-ff7dd81d.jpegNo alt attribute provided
.../cache/28/Student-Involved-28746242.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...che/fd/Student-FindFaculty-fd667382.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...ache/55/Student-GetSupport-554df1b4.jpegNo alt attribute provided
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...boutYou-Prospect-FindMajor-8d5f01e1.jpegNo alt attribute provided
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...tYou-Prospect-FinancialAid-1caf82fc.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...AboutYou-Prospect-ApplyNow-2e6adc45.jpegNo alt attribute provided
.../Testimonials-Student-KerrecaMyhand.webpNo alt attribute provided
...imonials-Alum-TirekNettles-042d07bc.webpNo alt attribute provided
...nials-Faculty-KoryRafferty-b963aea1.webpNo alt attribute provided
...ls-Parent-ChrisAnnDriskill-93ba80d3.webpNo alt attribute provided
...eme/cache/30/logo-LPNLaunch-308a9b53.pngNo alt attribute provided
...eme/cache/13/Home-GOAL-logo-1347ee5a.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ache/74/amazoncareerchoice-745ff001.webpNo alt attribute provided
...heme/cache/1c/Banner_Mobile-1cd31c9f.pngNo alt attribute provided
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Video URLWidthHeight
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Students
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (8 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 36 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Students
H1 Faculty & Staff
H1 Quick Links
H1 Community & Employers
H1 I am a…
H1 Hear from…
H2 FEATURED PROGRAMS
H3 REIMAGINE YOUR FUTURE
H3 You Belong Here!
H3 Find My Major
H3 Request Information
H3 Financial Aid
H3 Apply Now
H3 Plan Your Path
H3 Register for Classes
H3 Become Involved
H3 Find Faculty & Staff
H3 Get Support
H3 Support Your Student
H3 Learn About Drake State
H3 Browse Programs & Pathways
H3 Pay for College
H3 Donate to Drake State
H3 CALENDAR
H3 EVENTS
H3 NEWS
H3 Drake State Launches Pilot Skills for Success – Flooring Installation Technician Course
H3 Drake State Joins Forces with Leidos to Support Key I.T. & NASA Initiatives
H3 Drake State 2024 Commencement
H3 Drake State student Jadyn Johnson Named 2024 New Century Workforce Scholar
H3 Drake State and Alabama A&M Host Thurgood Marshall College Fund HBCU SOAR Scholars Program
H3 Drake State, Madison County, and Huntsville City Schools partner to offer free CDL classes
H3 Drake State Names Fall 2023 Pesident’s and Dean’s List
H3 The NAFEO-Amesite Alliance Announces Strategic Five-Year Partnership to Enhance Workforce Education with Drake State Community and Technical College
H3 Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association® gives back to Drake State Veteran students during the holidays
H3 Drake State Community and Technical College and Yulista Forge Innovative Partnership to Foster Workforce Development
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 10 links with a trivial anchor text.
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 (30) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://drakestate.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://drakestate.edu/Anchor No Text
https://drakestate.edu/No Text
https://drakestate.my.site.com...External Subdomain APPLY NOW
https://experience.ellucianclo...External Subdomain my Drake Experience
A-TITLE myDrake Experience
https://drakestate.edu/about/ABOUT DRAKE STATE
/career-pathways-programs/CAREER PATHWAYS & PROGRAMS
/financial-aid/HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE
/admissions/ADMISSIONS
/student-services/STUDENT SERVICES
/workforce-development/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
https://drakestate.force.com/a...New window External Subdomain Apply
https://eis-prod.ec.accs.edu/a...New window External Subdomain Register
https://drakestate.edu/about/Student Portal
/student-services/veteran-mili...Veterans & Military
/career-pathways-programs/adul...Adult Education
/workforce-development/Certifications
/about/employee-directory/Directory
/employee-portal/Employee Portal
/workforce-development/Build Your Workforce
https://experience.ellucianclo...New window External Subdomain Banner
https://drakestate.ecampus.com/New window External Subdomain Book Store
https://alabama.instructure.co...New window External Subdomain Canvas
/information-technology-depart...New window IT Department
http://www.outlook.com/alabama...New window External Subdomain Student Email
https://drakestate.edu/news/News
/about/careers/Careers
https://www.facebook.com/drake...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/drak...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/DrakeStateNew window External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://drakestate.edu/No Text
https://drakestate.force.com/a...New window External Subdomain Apply Now
https://experience.ellucianclo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate my Drake Experience
/admissions/campus-maps-tours/Visit
/category/news/Text duplicate News
/events/category/academic-cale...Academic Calendar
/events/category/featured-events/Featured Events
https://drakestate.edu/about/Text duplicate ABOUT DRAKE STATE
/career-pathways-programs/Text duplicate CAREER PATHWAYS & PROGRAMS
/financial-aid/Text duplicate HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE
/admissions/Text duplicate ADMISSIONS
/student-services/Text duplicate STUDENT SERVICES
/workforce-development/Text duplicate WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
https://drakestate.force.com/a...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
https://experience.ellucianclo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Register
/student-services/student-portal/Text duplicate Student Portal
/student-services/veteran-mili...Text duplicate Veterans & Military
/career-pathways-programs/adul...Text duplicate Adult Education
/workforce-development/Text duplicate Certifications
/about/employee-directory/Text duplicate Directory
/employee-portal/Text duplicate Employee Portal
https://experience.ellucianclo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Banner
https://drakestate.ecampus.com/New window External Subdomain Bookstore
https://alabama.instructure.co...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
http://www.outlook.com/alabama...External Subdomain Text duplicate Student Email
/information-technology-depart...New window Text duplicate IT Department
/workforce-development/Text duplicate Build Your Workforce
/category/news/Text duplicate News
/about/careers/Text duplicate Careers
/about/covid-19-information/COVID-19 Information
https://www.facebook.com/drake...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/drak...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/DrakeStateNew window External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
/career-pathways-programs/FIND
https://drakestate.my.salesfor...External Subdomain Anchor Request
/admissions/financial-aid/LEARN
/admissions/admission-requirem...START
https://experience.ellucianclo...External Subdomain REGISTER
/student-services/student-orga...ENGAGE
/about/employee-directory/CONNECT
/student-services/SUPPORT
https://drakestate.edu/about/ABOUT
/career-pathways-programs/VISIT
/admissions/financial-aid/AFFORD
/career-pathways-programs/heal...LEARN MORE
/career-pathways-programs/adul...Text duplicate LEARN MORE
/admissions/amazon-career-choice/Text duplicate LEARN MORE
/wp-content/uploads/2024-25-In...New window 2024-25 Calendar
/events/category/featured-events/SEE ALL FEATURED EVENTS
/about/drake-state-foundation/...Learn more…
/category/news/View All
/drake-state-launches-pilot-sk...Trivial anchor text
Read more
/drake-state-joins-forces-with...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/drake-state-2024-commencement/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/drake-state-student-jadyn-joh...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/drake-state-and-alabama-am-ho...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/drake-state-madison-county-an...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/drake-state-names-fall-2023-p...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/the-nafeo-amesite-alliance-an...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/combat-veteran-motorcycle-ass...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/drake-state-community-and-tec...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/1098-t-information/1098-T Information
/student-services/title-ix/Title IX
/student-services/campus-police/Campus Police
https://www.accs.edu/New window External Subdomain Alabama Community College System
/about/careers/Text duplicate Careers
/about/employee-directory/Employee Directory
/about/financial-disclosures/Operational Financial Data
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
https://redsageonline.com/New window External Red Sage Communications, Inc.

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://drakestate.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 is very slow (1.73 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page loads 9 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (152 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateWed, 11 Sep 2024 12:43:46 GMT
serverApache
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x-tec-api-versionv1
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x-tec-api-originhttps://drakestate.edu
strict-transport-securitymax-age=63072000; includeSubDomains
content-security-policyupgrade-insecure-requests
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
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referrer-policysame-origin
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expect-ctmax-age=3600; enforce
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
transfer-encodingchunked
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 493 referring domains.
This page has 2,789 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 380 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Drake68%Check
STATE68%Check
DRAKE STATE68%Check
Drake State community63%Check
Drake State student63%Check
State Community61%Check
Drake State Community Technical60%Check
Drake State offers59%Check
reviewing Drake State59%Check
STUDENT56%Check
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