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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
96% 
Page structure
85% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
84% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.74 s
File size
63.50 kB
Words
766
Media files
26
Number of links
38 internal / 11 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Northeast Iowa Community College
The length of the page title is perfect. (315 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) is a public, tax-supported, two-year educational institution with two campuses in Calmar and Peosta, Iowa.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (924 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-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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
descriptionNortheast Iowa Community College (NICC) is a public, tax-supported, two-year educational institution with two campuses in Calmar and Peosta, Iowa.
sid4024
msapplication-TileColor#ffffff
msapplication-config/media/nicc/template-borealis/img/favicons/browserconfig.xml
theme-color#002d72
langen-us
twitter:site@neiowacc
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleNortheast Iowa Community College
twitter:descriptionNortheast Iowa Community College (NICC) is a public, tax-supported, two-year educational institution with two campuses in Calmar and Peosta, Iowa.
twitter:imagehttps://www.nicc.edu/media/nicc/images/homepage/masthead/EMT_MastheadImage.jpg
og:typewebsite
og:titleNortheast Iowa Community College
og:descriptionNortheast Iowa Community College (NICC) is a public, tax-supported, two-year educational institution with two campuses in Calmar and Peosta, Iowa.
og:imagehttps://www.nicc.edu/media/nicc/images/homepage/masthead/EMT_MastheadImage.jpg
X-UA-CompatibleIE=Edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 766 words. That's ok.
27.8% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
11 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 13.54 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" 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 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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
...mplate-borealis/img/global/nicc-logo.svgNortheast Iowa Community College
...s/img/global/nicc-cougars-2nd-hz-45h.svgNortheast Iowa Community College Cougars
.../homepage/masthead/EMT_MastheadImage.jpgFemale EMT working on a dummy
...a/nicc/images/homepage/cards/AI_Card.jpgAI microchip image
...icc/images/homepage/cards/Graduation.jpgGraduation caps
...es/homepage/cards/SummerClasses_Card.jpgStudents at desks
/media/nicc/images/homepage/bt-future.pngNo alt attribute provided
...icc/images/homepage/home-your-future.pngNo alt attribute provided
...icc/images/homepage/john-deere-75x75.pngNo alt attribute provided
...tion-logos/MFS25–26_Silver-300x300.pngNo alt attribute provided
...tion-logos/MFS25–26_Spouse-300x300.pngNo alt attribute provided
...epage/practical-nursing-org-badge-24.pngNo alt attribute provided
...a/nicc/images/homepage/bt-your-swash.pngNo alt attribute provided
...c/images/homepage/NICC-Calmar-129430.jpgAn NICC student smiling while sitting at a table.
...cc/images/homepage/nicc-peosta-77570.jpgTwo gas utility students at the outdoor lab.
...cc/images/homepage/nicc-peosta-81388.jpgThree dental assisting students work at a table with their instructor.
...icc/images/homepage/CompNetwork_3311.jpgTwo computer networking students attaching cables to a switch.
...c/images/homepage/NICC-Calmar-130355.jpgAn NICC student flexes with Chase the Cougar.
...c/images/homepage/NICC-Calmar-131188.jpgAn agriculture student works on a drone.
...c/images/homepage/NICC-Calmar-129527.jpgTwo NICC students sitting against a tree on the Calmar campus while studying.
.../images/homepage/tara-kramer-600x600.jpgEMT student Tara Kramer posing next to a helicopter.
...mages/writing-contest_featured-image.jpgwriting contest_featured image
...tured-tiles/graduation-diplomas-tile.jpgBlue graduation diplomas on a table
...tured-tiles/graduation-diplomas-tile.jpgBlue graduation diplomas on a table
...s/events/featured-tiles/cal-academic.jpgA graduation cap.
...e-borealis/img/global/nicc-logo-gold.svgNortheast Iowa Community College

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Northeast Iowa Community College
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 32 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 Northeast Iowa Community College
H2 What do you want to study?
H2 Trending at NICC
H2 Your Future Starts Here
H2 A traditional university experience, but at your community's college.
H2 Big Cats on Campus
H2 News
H2 Events
H3 Search for Programs, Courses and Learning
H3 Transform your Business Strategy: Through The Power of AI
H3 Congratulations NICC Graduates!
H3 Catch Up or Get Ahead: Summer Classes at NICC.
H3 John Deere TECH Program
H3 25-26 Military Friendly®
H3 #1 in Practical Nursing
H3 Only Community College
H3 Top 10 Finance Program
H3 80% of Students
H3 12 Students
H3 313 Graduates
H3 Student Involvement
H3 Athletics
H3 Housing
H3 Personal Attention
H3 Student Support
H3 NICC announces winners of 5th Annual Larry Kruse Memorial Writing Contest
H3 Northeast Iowa Community College signs residential campus agreement with Luther College
H3 Coming full circle: From NICC Daycare Kid to Cresco Center Director
H3 Guided by Inspiration, Fueled by Learning: Matt Digmann’s Apprenticeship with Bodine and NICC
H3 Commencement - Calmar
H3 Commencement - Peosta
H3 Summer 2025 Semester Begins
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 11 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.nicc.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.nicc.edu/IMG-ALT Northeast Iowa Community College
https://applynow.nicc.edu/inquiryNew window External Subdomain Request Info
/admissions/visit-campus/Visit
/admissions/apply/Apply
https://www.nicc.edu/academics/Academics
https://www.nicc.edu/admissions/Admissions
/business-community/Business & Community
/student-resources/Student Resources
https://www.nicc.edu/advancement/Giving & Alumni
https://www.nicc.edu/about/About
https://applynow.nicc.edu/inquiryNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Info
/admissions/visit-campus/Text duplicate Visit
/admissions/apply/Text duplicate Apply
https://www.niccathletics.com/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Northeast Iowa Community College Cougars
https://www.nicc.edu/news/News
https://www.nicc.edu/events/Events
https://mycampus.nicc.edu/External Subdomain MyCampus
https://www.nicc.edu/directory/Directory
https://nicc.peopleadmin.com/New window External Subdomain Employment
/a-to-z-index/A-to-Z
/about/locations/Locations
/business-summit/Transform your Business Strategy: Through The Power of AI Join our Business Summit featuring Susan Frew, an industry expert. Discover how strategic AI integr...
IMG-ALT AI microchip image
/registrar/commencement/Congratulations NICC Graduates! Join us for inspiring commencement ceremonies this May honoring their achievements and bright futures. Be there to cheer on t...
IMG-ALT Graduation caps
/academics/summer/Catch Up or Get Ahead: Summer Classes at NICC. Maximize your summer and fall! Reduce your fall course load for more extracurriculars and internships. Current...
IMG-ALT Students at desks
/news/article/20250514-writing...Continue Reading
A-TITLE Continue Reading - NICC announces winners of 5th Annual Larry Kruse Memorial Writing Contest
/news/article/20250506-luther-...Northeast Iowa Community College signs residential campus agreement with Luther College May 6, 2025
/news/article/20250502-ryan-kr...Coming full circle: From NICC Daycare Kid to Cresco Center Director May 2, 2025
/news/article/20250429-bodine-...Guided by Inspiration, Fueled by Learning: Matt Digmann’s Apprenticeship with Bodine and NICC April 29, 2025
https://www.nicc.edu/news/View More News
/events/event/20250515-calmar-...Commencement - Calmar Date: Thu, May 15 Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Luther College Center For Faith and Life, 700 College Drive
IMG-ALT Blue graduation diplomas on a table
/events/event/20250516-peosta-...Commencement - Peosta Date: Fri, May 16 Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Five Flags Center, 405 Main Street
IMG-ALT Blue graduation diplomas on a table
/events/event/20250521-summer-...Summer 2025 Semester Begins Date: Wed, May 21
IMG-ALT A graduation cap.
https://www.nicc.edu/events/View More Events
https://www.nicc.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Northeast Iowa Community College
https://www.facebook.com/neiowaccNew window External Subdomain Follow on Facebook
A-TITLE Follow on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/neio...New window External Subdomain Follow on Instagram
A-TITLE Follow on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/neiowaccNew window External Subdomain Follow on YouTube
A-TITLE Follow on YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Follow on LinkedIn
A-TITLE Follow on LinkedIn
https://applynow.nicc.edu/inquiryNew window External Subdomain Request Information
/admissions/visit-campus/Visit Campus
/admissions/apply/Apply Now
https://www.nicc.edu/give/Give to NICC
https://www.nicc.edu/map/Campus Maps
/about/locations/Text duplicate Locations
/about/nondiscrimination-state...Nondiscrimination Statement
https://nicc.policystat.com/po...New window External Subdomain Privacy Policy
/about/consumer-information/Student & Consumer Information
/about/consumer-information/ti...Title IX

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.nicc.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.74 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 (64 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 15 May 2025 08:16:47 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length13402
serverApache
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
varyAccept-Encoding,User-Agent
content-encodinggzip
cache-controlmax-age=0
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 215 referring domains.
This page has 4,319 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 193 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /apps/
Disallow: /search/

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Northeast Iowa Community College
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) is a public, tax-supported, two-year educational institution with two campuses in Calmar and Peosta, Iowa.

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