Gateway.kctcs.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
62% 
Page quality
81% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
77% 
Server
47% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.10 s
File size
142.50 kB
Words
739
Media files
21
Number of links
68 internal / 28 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | GCTC
The page title is too short. (129 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Gateway Community & Technical College is one of the 16 colleges working to bring better lives to all Kentuckians as a part of KCTCS. GCTC currently has three campuses in Boone County, Covington and Edgewood that offer both on-campus and online classes. Never underestimate you.
The meta description is too long: 1775 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
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-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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
apple-itunes-appapp-id=579402522
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
DescriptionGateway Community & Technical College is one of the 16 colleges working to bring better lives to all Kentuckians as a part of KCTCS. GCTC currently has three campuses in Boone County, Covington and Edgewood that offer both on-campus and online classes. Never underestimate you.
KeywordsGateway, GCTC, Florence college, covington college, edgewood college, community college
langen-us
og:titleHome | GCTC
og:urlhttps://gateway.kctcs.edu/index.aspx
og:typewebsite
og:site_nameGCTC
og:imagehttps://gateway.kctcs.edu/_resources/images/og-image.jpg
og:descriptionGateway Community & Technical College is one of the 16 colleges working to bring better lives to all Kentuckians as a part of KCTCS. GCTC currently has three campuses in Boone County, Covington and Edgewood that offer both on-campus and online classes. Never underestimate you.
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: “Gateway allowed me to be able to reclaim a piece of myself and be the...
This page contains 739 words. That's ok.
35.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 15.8 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 11 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
/_resources/images/erica-laaker.pngStudent standing in manufacturing facility
...ctcs.edu/announcements/fafsa-changes.jpg2024-2025-fafsa-changes
...resources/images/ed-first-web-anncnt.pngeducation first
...s/images/WorkReadyScholarshop_4clogo.pngwork ready kentucky
/about/media/images/daughter-graduate.jpgdaughter and mother
...dia/edgewood-student-services-center.jpgtwo students walking outside of Edgewood SSC
/newsroom/media/gctc-logo-graphic.jpgGateway building with logo
/newsroom/media/going-pro.jpgstudent and employer on Going Pro Day
...es/images/homepage-program1-transfer.jpgfemale student stands at NKU recruiters table speaking to representative from NKU. text overlay reads transfer
/_resources/images/images/lineworker.pnglineworker student in front of students climbing poles
/_resources/images/images/nursing.pngnursing graduate helping paitent in hospital
/_resources/images/images/welding.pngwelding student in the welding lab with sparks behind her
/_resources/images/images/automotive.pngthree male students working on vehicle
...ram6-computer-information-technology.JPGfemale and male work on inside of computer tower. text overlay reads Computer Information Technology
.../media/images/erica-1024x685-massage.jpgErica massaging a person laying on a table
...images/images/homepage-affordability.jpgmom reads book to daughter while sitting on couch
...s/homepage-adjacent-entity-workready.jpgWork Ready KY
...esources-redesign/images/transparent.png#
...bassets.kctcs.edu/images/transparent.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Never Underestimate You
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Never Underestimate You
H2 AT GATEWAY
H2 Work Ready Kentucky
H2 Focused on Workforce Education and Readiness
H2 Invested in Every Student
H2 Encouraging and Approachable
H2 Engaged in the Community
H3 2024-2025 FAFSA Changes
H3 Education First Employers
H3 FREE TUITION
H3 Loan Relief for Foster Youth
H3 Board of Directors Meeting
H3 Edgewood Student Services Center Temporary Closure
H3 CVG and Bob Heil Honored at 2024 Gateway to Greatness Awards Luncheon
H3 Gateway students "Going Pro:" Signing on to careers with exceptional NKY companies
H3 Programs that Work – For You!
H3 Transfer
H3 Energy Technologies
H3 Nursing
H3 Welding
H3 Automotive Technology
H3 Computer Information Technology
H3 A Great Value
H3 Free Tuition is Here
H3 Because You Gave...
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 (28) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://gateway.kctcs.edu/Anchor skip to main content
https://gateway.kctcs.edu/GCTC Home Page
https://mypath.kctcs.edu/New window External Subdomain MyPath
https://careers.kctcs.edu/gatewayExternal Subdomain Job Seekers
/workforce-solutions/index.aspxNew window Workforce Solutions
/giving/index.aspxNew window Giving
/faculty-staff-directory.aspxNew window Directory
/current-students/index.aspxCurrent students
/faculty-staff/index.aspxFaculty & Staff
/alumni/index.aspxAlumni
/parents/index.aspxParents
/community/index.aspxCommunity
/newsroom/index.aspxNewsroom
https://gateway-kctcs.edusuppo...External Subdomain GoKCTCS!
/admissions/request-informatio...Request Information
https://mygateway.kctcs.edu/wi...New window External Subdomain Custom Viewbook
https://students.kctcs.edu/psc...External Subdomain Apply
/about/index.aspxAbout
/education-training/index.aspxEducation & Training
/admissions/index.aspxAdmissions
/affording-college/index.aspxAffording College
https://mypath.kctcs.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate MyPath
https://careers.kctcs.edu/gatewayExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Job Seekers
https://students.kctcs.edu/psc...External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
/workforce-solutions/index.aspxNew window Text duplicate Workforce Solutions
/faculty-staff-directory.aspxText duplicate Directory
/giving/index.aspxNew window Text duplicate Giving
/admissions/request-informatio...Text duplicate Request Information
https://mygateway.kctcs.edu/wi...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Custom Viewbook
https://students.kctcs.edu/psc...External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
/current-studentsText duplicate Current students
/faculty-staffText duplicate Faculty & Staff
https://gateway.kctcs.edu/alumniText duplicate Alumni
https://gateway.kctcs.edu/parentsText duplicate Parents
/communityText duplicate Community
https://gateway-kctcs.edusuppo...External Subdomain Text duplicate GoKCTCS!
https://gateway.kctcs.edu/GCTC home page
https://gateway.kctcs.edu/about/Text duplicate About
/education-training/Text duplicate Education & Training
/admissions/Text duplicate Admissions
/affording-college/New window Text duplicate Affording College
/admissions/request-informatio...Text duplicate Request Information
/class-search.aspxClass Search
https://mygateway.kctcs.edu/wi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Custom Viewbook
https://students.kctcs.edu/psc...External Subdomain Start Your Application
https://gateway.kctcs.edu/Text duplicate GCTC home page
https://gateway.kctcs.edu/about/Text duplicate About
/education-training/Text duplicate Education & Training
/admissions/Text duplicate Admissions
/affording-college/New window Text duplicate Affording College
/admissions/request-informatio...Text duplicate Request Information
https://students.kctcs.edu/psc...External Subdomain Text duplicate Start Your Application
/admissions/schedule-a-campus-...Schedule a Visit
/student-stories/index.aspxNew window Student Stories Erica Laaker, Massage Therapy Technology
IMG-ALT Student standing in manufacturing facility
/affording-college/2024-2025-f...2024-2025 FAFSA Changes The FAFSA has a new look! Better FAFSA, Better Future! Learn More
IMG-ALT 2024-2025-fafsa-changes
https://kctcs.edu/efe/index.aspxExternal Education First Employers Kentucky companies helping students pursue higher education Find Out More
IMG-ALT education first
https://workreadykentucky.com/External FREE TUITION Get trained for a high paying, in-demand job in four months or less, tuition free! Learn more
IMG-ALT work ready kentucky
https://prd.webapps.chfs.ky.go...External Subdomain Loan Relief for Foster Youth Current foster youth or alumni are eligible for up to $4,000 in student loan relief. Learn More
IMG-ALT daughter and mother
/newsroom/news/2024/05102024-b...Subdomain Board of Directors Meeting read more
/newsroom/news/2024/05062024-e...Subdomain Edgewood Student Services Center Temporary Closure read more
IMG-ALT two students walking outside of Edgewood SSC
/newsroom/news/2024/04292024-g...Subdomain CVG and Bob Heil Honored at 2024 Gateway to Greatness Awards Luncheon read more
IMG-ALT Gateway building with logo
/newsroom/news/2024/04242024-g...Subdomain Gateway students "Going Pro:" Signing on to careers with exceptional NKY companies read more
IMG-ALT student and employer on Going Pro Day
/newsroom/news/More News
/about/events.aspxMore Events
/education-training/program-fi...Explore All Programs
/transfer/index.aspxTransfer
IMG-ALT female student stands at NKU recruiters table speaking to representative from NKU. text overlay reads transfer
/education-training/program-fi...Energy Technologies
IMG-ALT lineworker student in front of students climbing poles
/education-training/program-fi...Nursing
IMG-ALT nursing graduate helping paitent in hospital
/education-training/program-fi...Welding
IMG-ALT welding student in the welding lab with sparks behind her
/education-training/program-fi...Automotive Technology
IMG-ALT three male students working on vehicle
/education-training/program-fi...Computer Information Technology
IMG-ALT female and male work on inside of computer tower. text overlay reads Computer Information Technology
/student-stories/See more stories
/student-stories/Text duplicate See more stories
/affording-college/index.aspxText duplicate Affording College
/affording-college/tuition-cos...Tuition & Costs
/affording-college/paying-for-...Paying for College
/education-training/apprentice...Learn More about Work Ready Kentucky
/alumni/giving/index.aspxText duplicate Giving
/admissions/request-information/Text duplicate Request Information
/admissions/schedule-a-campus-...Visit a Campus
https://mygateway.kctcs.edu/wi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Custom Viewbook
https://students.kctcs.edu/psc...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Start Your Application
https://gateway.kctcs.edu/giving/Text duplicate Giving
/about/campuses/Campuses
https://careers.kctcs.edu/gatewayExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Job Seekers
https://policies.kctcs.edu/adm...External Subdomain Anti-Harassment
/about/accreditation/Accreditation
/about/supplier-information/Supplier Information
/about/privacy-terms/Privacy & Terms
https://systemoffice.kctcs.edu...External Subdomain eAccessibility Concern
https://www.youtube.com/user/g...External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.facebook.com/Gatew...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.twitter.com/GCTC_NewsExternal Subdomain Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/gctc...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://kctcs.edu/New window External Kentucky Community & Technical College System
https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/1...External Subdomain No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://gateway.kctcs.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.10 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 5 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 11 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (143 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
x-aspnet-version4.0.30319
x-powered-byASP.NET
dateTue, 21 May 2024 21:03:05 GMT
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 427 referring domains.
This page has 13,633 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 307 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 3281 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /admissions/request-information/index-b.aspx
Disallow: /current-students/academic-resources/advising/schedule-an-appointment-1.aspx

Sitemap: https://gateway.kctcs.edu/sitemap.xml

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gateway.kctcs.edu
Home | GCTC
Gateway Community & Technical College is one of the 16 colleges working to bring better lives to all Kentuckians as a part of KCTCS. GCTC currently has three campuses in Boone County, Covington and Edgewood that offer both on-campus and online classes. Never underestimate you.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
GATEWAY70%Check
Underestimate62%Check
GCTC59%Check
Work58%Check
Edgewood54%Check
Gateway Community Technical College54%Check
ve got53%Check
Community50%Check
Community College48%Check
Work Ready Kentucky48%Check
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