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Meta information
97% 
Page quality
86% 
Page structure
57% 
Link structure
35% 
Server
79% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.24 s
File size
110.00 kB
Words
1377
Media files
48
Number of links
188 internal / 26 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home – Alexander College
The length of the page title is perfect. (239 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Alexander College offers a variety of undergraduate degrees and programs including University Transfer and Associate Degree programs.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (846 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://alexandercollege.ca/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Alexander College acknowledges that the land on which we usually gathe...
This page contains 1377 words. That's ok.
25.4% 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.
16 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 20.26 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 10 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 28 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
...s/alexander-college-logo-white-textt.svgAlexander College Logo
...der-college-burnaby-campus-entrace-1.pngthe entrance to Alexander College Burnaby campus
...24/01/alexander-college-registration.pngstaff helping a student with a document
...01/alexander-college-student-biology.pngstudents studying the molecular structure in the lab
...25/04/alexander-college-lab-students.pngstudents studying the molecular structure in the lab
...der-college-burnaby-library-interior.pngthe interior of the Alexander College Buranby Library.
...lexander-college-happy-at-graduation.pngstudents in graduation regalia standing outside Alexander College
...lege-staff-with-student-registration.pngAlexander College staff helping a student with registration
...nt/uploads/2025/04/ubc-sign-robson-2.jpgUBC sign
...-college-students-downtown-vancouver.jpgtwo students walking from UBC
...p-content/uploads/2025/06/ben-header.jpgBen Liao
...r-college-student-downtown-vancouver.jpgstudent sitting outside
...ontent/uploads/2024/02/welcome-to-ac.jpgstudents at ACB
...023/11/homepage-welcome-to-ac-mobile.jpgstudents at ACB
...ge-students-downtown-vancouver-small.jpgtwo students walking downtown with the UBC sign in the background
...s/2024/11/students-studying-together.jpgstudents studying together
...loads/2024/11/student-holding-binder.jpgInternational Student in Burnaby
...ds/2025/04/three-students-in-the-lab.jpgstudents in the lab
...ee-students-laughing-walking-outside.jpgthree students in laughing and walking outside
...n-shines-thr-2025-03-05-10-31-08-utc.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...nt/uploads/2025/04/ubc-sign-robson-2.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../uploads/2025/04/biology-cell-models.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...oads/2025/03/acv-campus-march-header.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...loads/2025/07/herbert-outside-header.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...content/uploads/2025/07/uoft-outside.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...p-content/uploads/2025/06/ben-header.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../11/homepage-burnaby-campus-exterior.jpgAC Burnaby campus
...023/11/homepage-burnaby-campus-lobby.jpgACB lobby
...ds/2025/02/burnaby-campus-front-desk.jpgAlexander College Burnaby campus front desk
...loads/2025/02/burnaby-campus-library.jpgAlexander College Burnaby campus library
...s/2025/02/burnaby-campus-library-wlc.jpgAlexander College Burnaby campus writing and learning centre
...ads/2025/02/burnaby-campus-classroom.jpgBurnaby campus classroom
...3/11/homepage-burnaby-campus-walkway.jpgbridge connecting ACB with Metrotown
...ds/2024/11/vancouver-campus-blue-sky.jpgACV exterior
...ntent/uploads/2025/02/acv-front-desk.jpgACV lobby
...ontent/uploads/2025/02/acv-bookstore.jpgAC Vancouver bookstore
...-content/uploads/2025/02/acv-library.jpgACV library
...tent/uploads/2025/02/acv-science-lab.jpgACV science lab
...ontent/uploads/2025/02/acv-classroom.jpgACV classroom
...s/2024/05/homepage-social-team-small.jpg100k subscribers YouTube Play Award
.../03/homepage-social-field-trip-small.jpgstudents enjoying a lake
...homepage-social-happy-students-small.jpgstudents strike a pose
...23/11/homepage-social-student-selfie.jpgstudents taking a group selfie
...ge-youtube-play-button-social-mobile.jpgmobile social team
...er/assets/images/ac-logo-color-crest.svgAlexander College Logo
...themes/alexander/assets/images/bccat.pngthe logo for the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer
...s/alexander/assets/images/edu-canada.pngthe logo for EduCanada
...themes/alexander/assets/images/bceqa.pngthe logo for EQA - BC's Education Quality Assurance designation

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Alexander College
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 39 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 Alexander College
H2 Transfer to UBC
H2 University Transfer Program
H2 Ben Liao
H2 Transfer from College to University
H2 140+
H2 BCCAT
H2 Free
H2 Programs and Courses
H2 News and Important Dates
H2 AC Chronicles
H2 Tour Our Campuses
H2 Get Social
H3 Search AC Website
H4 Request Enrolment Information
H4 University Transfer Program Duplicate text
H4 View All Subject Areas
H4 Associate of Arts
H4 Associate of Science
H4 English as an Additional Language
H4 Registration for Fall 2025 Opens June 23 – June 26
H4 UBC – University Transfer through Alexander College
H4 AC Photo Recap: March Edition
H4 Alexander College ACV Vancouver Campus
H4 Herbert from China: University Transfer to UBC Sauder
H4 Stanway from Vancouver: From AC Alumnus to Mathematics Major at UofT
H4 Ben from China: From AC to UBC Sauder
H4 Burnaby Campus
H4 Vancouver Campus
H6 Request Information
H6 Semester Schedule
H6 BC Transfer Guide
H6 140+ Subject Areas
H6 Canvas Login
H6 Campus Facilities
H6 Email Us
H6 Burnaby (ACB)
H6 Vancouver (ACV)
H6 Resources
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
7 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 12 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 (26) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://myac.alexandercollege.ca/New window External Subdomain myAC / Canvas
https://myac.alexandercollege....New window External Subdomain Apply to AC
https://alexandercollege.ca/Anchor No Text
https://alexandercollege.ca/Anchor Search
https://alexandercollege.ca/IMG-ALT Alexander College Logo
/admissions/Future Students
/about-us/contact-us/Contact Us >
/admissions/Future Students - Home
/admissions/Admission Requirements
/admissions/placement-testing/Placement Testing
/admissions/tuition-and-fees/Tuition and Fees
https://myac.alexandercollege....New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply to AC
/admissions/entrance-scholarship/Entrance Scholarship
/blog/international-students-i...Before You Arrive
/blog/international-students-i...After You Arrive
/student-support/new-student-o...New Student Orientation
/about-us/contact-us/Contact Us
/registration/Current Students
/registration/semester-schedule/Semester Schedule >
/registration/Current Students - Home
/registration/semester-schedule/Semester Schedule
/registration/important-dates/Important Dates
/registration/registration-and...Course Registration
/registration/study-authorizat...Study Authorization & Breaks
/registration/medical-insurance/Medical Insurance
/registration/student-financia...Student Financial Aid
/admissions/tuition-and-fees/Text duplicate Tuition and Fees
/logins-help/myac-student-portal/myAC Student Portal
/registration/student-records/Student Records
/registration/academic-advising/Academic Advising
/registration/academic-scholar...Academic Scholarships
/registration/articulation-and...Transfer Credit
/registration/graduation/Graduation
/admissions/academic-calendar/Academic Calendar
/registration/forms-and-public...Forms and Publications
/registration/Office of the Registrar
/welcome-guide/New window Student Handbook
/programs-and-courses/universi...University Transfer
/programs-and-courses/bc-trans...BC Transfer System >
/programs-and-courses/universi...University Transfer- Home
/programs-and-courses/universi...University Transfer Program
/programs-and-courses/bc-trans...BC Transfer Guide
/programs-and-courses/pathways...Pathways and Block Transfers
/about-us/student-spotlights/Student Testimonials [Videos]
https://myac.alexandercollege....External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply to AC
/programs-and-courses/universi...New window Anchor University Transfer Planning Guides
/blog/university-transfer/New window Transfer from College to University
/blog/university-transfer-fair...New window University Transfer Fair Recap 2024
/web-2024/wp-content/uploads/2...New window University Transfer Guide [PDF]
/web-2024/wp-content/uploads/2...New window Admission Success Stories [PDF]
/programs-and-courses/subject-...View All Subject Areas
/programs-and-courses/Programs & Courses
/programs-and-courses/subject-...University-level Courses >
/programs-and-courses/Programs & Courses- Home
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts (Business) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts (Business and Psychology) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts (International Business) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts (International Relations) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts (Economics) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts (Mathematics) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts (Pre-Social Work) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts (Psychology) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts (Sociology) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Science Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Science (Mathematics) Degree
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Science (Computer Science) Degree
/programs-and-courses/subject-...View All Subject Areas and Courses
/programs-and-courses/esl-and-...ESL and EAP
/programs-and-courses/teaching...Teaching and Learning Indigenization
/programs-and-courses/pgwp-eli...Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) Eligibility for Programs
/student-support/Student Support
/logins-help/canvas-helpdesk/Login through myAC >
/student-support/Student Support - Home
/student-support/bookstore-tui...Bookstore & Tuition Payment
/student-support/library/Library
/student-support/writing-and-l...Writing & Learning Centre
/student-support/student-right...Student Rights & Responsibilities
/student-support/student-life/Student Life
/student-support/student-life/...Student Association (ACSA)
/student-support/health-and-we...Health and Wellness
/student-support/career-advising/Career Advising
/student-support/risia/Regulated International Student Immigration Advisor (RISIA)
/student-support/student-life/...ACSA Clubs and Events
/student-support/student-housi...Student Housing Services
/student-support/convocation-c...Convocation Ceremony
/student-support/new-student-o...Text duplicate New Student Orientation
/student-support/examinations/Examinations
/logins-help/myac-student-portal/Text duplicate myAC Student Portal
https://myac.alexandercollege.ca/New window External Subdomain Canvas Login
/logins-help/canvas-help/Canvas Help
https://portal.office.com/New window External Subdomain Microsoft Login
/logins-help/microsoft-help/Microsoft Help
/logins-help/it-helpdesk/IT Helpdesk
/logins-help/zoom-support/Zoom Support
/about-us/About
/about-us/campus-facilities/Watch Video >
/about-us/About- Home
/about-us/History, Mission & Goals
/about-us/message-from-the-pre...Message from the President
/about-us/message-from-the-pro...Message from the Provost
/about-us/message-from-the-vp-...Message from the VP Academic
/about-us/governance/Governance
/about-us/plans-for-future-gro...Plans for Future Growth
/about-us/staff-directory/Staff Directory
/about-us/college-policies/College Policies
/about-us/campus-facilities/Campus Facilities
/student-support/library/resea...Faculty and Staff Publications
https://alexandercollege.ca/blog/Blog & School News
/about-us/why-choose-alexander...Why Choose AC
/about-us/social-media/Social Media
/about-us/student-spotlights/Student Spotlight Videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/Alex...New window External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/alex...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.tiktok.com/@alexan...New window External Subdomain TikTok
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.facebook.com/alexa...New window External Subdomain Facebook
/about-us/careers/Careers
/welcome-guide/Text duplicate Student Handbook
/about-us/contact-us/Contact
/about-us/contact-us/New window Text duplicate Contact
https://myac.alexandercollege....External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply to AC
/about-us/for-agents/For Agents
/about-us/staff-directory/Text duplicate Staff Directory
/registration/semester-schedule/Text duplicate Semester Schedule
/student-support/library/Text duplicate Library
https://myac.alexandercollege.ca/External Subdomain myAC/Canvas
/registration/semester-schedule/Text duplicate Semester Schedule
https://myac.alexandercollege....External Subdomain Text duplicate myAC Student Portal
/programs-and-courses/subject-...Subject Areas
/student-support/library/Text duplicate Library
/blog/ubc-university-transfer/Transfer to UBC
/blog/ubc-university-transfer/Trivial anchor text
Read More
/programs-and-courses/universi...Text duplicate University Transfer Program
/programs-and-courses/universi...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/blog/alumni-spotlight-ben/Ben Liao
/blog/alumni-spotlight-ben/Read Story
/blog/university-transfer/Text duplicate Transfer from College to University
/blog/university-transfer/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://myac.alexandercollege....New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply to AC
/about-us/contact-us/New window Request Enrolment Information
/programs-and-courses/New window Programs and Courses
/admissions/New window Text duplicate Admission Requirements
/admissions/tuition-and-fees/New window Text duplicate Tuition and Fees
/student-support/New window Text duplicate Student Support
/registration/semester-schedule/New window Text duplicate Semester Schedule
https://myac.alexandercollege.ca/New window External Subdomain myAC / Canvas Student Portal
/registration/important-dates/New window Text duplicate Important Dates
/admissions/academic-calendar/New window Text duplicate Academic Calendar
/student-support/library/New window Text duplicate Library
/student-support/writing-and-l...New window Text duplicate Writing & Learning Centre
/programs-and-courses/subject-...New window 140+
/programs-and-courses/universi...New window BCCAT
/programs-and-courses/student-...New window Free
/about-us/why-choose-alexander...Text duplicate Why Choose AC
/programs-and-courses/universi...IMG-ALT two students walking downtown with the UBC sign in the background
/programs-and-courses/universi...Text duplicate University Transfer Program
/programs-and-courses/universi...Trivial anchor text
Read more
/programs-and-courses/subject-...IMG-ALT students studying together
/programs-and-courses/subject-...Text duplicate View All Subject Areas
/programs-and-courses/subject-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/programs-and-courses/associat...IMG-ALT International Student in Burnaby
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Arts
/programs-and-courses/associat...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/programs-and-courses/associat...IMG-ALT students in the lab
/programs-and-courses/associat...Associate of Science
/programs-and-courses/associat...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/programs-and-courses/esl-and-...IMG-ALT three students in laughing and walking outside
/programs-and-courses/esl-and-...English as an Additional Language
/programs-and-courses/esl-and-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
https://alexandercollege.ca/blog/View All News
/registration/important-dates/View All Dates
/blog/registration-for-fall-20...No Text
/blog/category/school-news/School News
/blog/registration-for-fall-20...Registration for Fall 2025 Opens June 23 – June 26
/blog/ubc-university-transfer/No Text
/blog/category/about-ac/About AC
/blog/ubc-university-transfer/UBC – University Transfer through Alexander College
/blog/ac-photo-recap-march-2025/No Text
/blog/category/about-ac/Text duplicate About AC
/blog/ac-photo-recap-march-2025/AC Photo Recap: March Edition
https://alexandercollege.ca/blog/All Posts
/blog/vancouver-campus/No Text
/blog/category/featured/Featured
/blog/category/school-news/Text duplicate School News
/blog/vancouver-campus/Alexander College ACV Vancouver Campus
/blog/vancouver-campus/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/blog/alumni-spotlight-herbert/No Text
/blog/category/student-spotlight/Student Spotlight
/blog/alumni-spotlight-herbert/Herbert from China: University Transfer to UBC Sauder
/blog/alumni-spotlight-herbert/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/blog/alumni-spotlight-stanway/No Text
/blog/category/student-spotlight/Text duplicate Student Spotlight
/blog/alumni-spotlight-stanway/Stanway from Vancouver: From AC Alumnus to Mathematics Major at UofT
/blog/alumni-spotlight-stanway/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/blog/alumni-spotlight-ben/No Text
/blog/category/student-spotlight/Text duplicate Student Spotlight
/blog/alumni-spotlight-ben/Ben from China: From AC to UBC Sauder
/blog/alumni-spotlight-ben/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://alexandercollege.ca/blog/Text duplicate All Posts
/about-us/campus-facilities/Tour Campus
https://www.instagram.com/alex...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/c/Alex...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@alexan...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/alexa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://alexandercollege.ca/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Alexander College Logo
/about-us/contact-us/Text duplicate Contact Us
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
https://www.youtube.com/c/Alex...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/alex...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@alexan...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/alexa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text

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HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://alexandercollege.ca/"
HTTP header
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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
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The page response time is very slow (2.24 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 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 2 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (110 kB).

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