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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
99% 
Page quality
79% 
Page structure
90% 
Link structure
75% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.11 s
File size
61.60 kB
Words
528
Media files
26
Number of links
109 internal / 34 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Santa Monica College
The page title is too short. (197 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
California's #1 transfer college for 30 years. Tops in transfers to UC, USC, and LMU. A world-class education and endless possibilities.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (825 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.smc.edu/
There is a valid canonical link 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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
DescriptionCalifornia's #1 transfer college for 30 years. Tops in transfers to UC, USC, and LMU. A world-class education and endless possibilities.
KeywordsSanta Monica College, SMC, santa monica community college
facebook-domain-verificationbe170sjddae9zhmrkxnqneh2i9miw3
langen
twitter:site@smc_edu
twitter:titleSanta Monica College
twitter:descriptionCalifornia's #1 transfer college for 30 years. Tops in transfers to UC, USC, and LMU. A world-class education and endless possibilities.
twitter:imagehttps://www.smc.edu/administration/marketing/images/SMClogoRxblue10-Twitter-Card.png
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:urlhttps://www.smc.edu/index.php
og:imagehttps://www.smc.edu
og:image:secure_urlhttps://www.smc.edu
og:titleSanta Monica College
og:urlhttps://www.smc.edu/index.php
og:descriptionCalifornia's #1 transfer college for 30 years. Tops in transfers to UC, USC, and LMU. A world-class education and endless possibilities.
og:typeEmpty
og:updated_time2025-07-25T08:15:45.971178458-07:00
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 528 words. That's ok.
19.3% 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.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 22.4 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 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
11 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
/_resources/assets/img/ou/logo-dark.svgSMC Logo links to the SMC Homepage
/_resources/assets/img/ou/logo-white.svgSMC Logo links to the SMC Homepage
/_resources/assets/icons/ou/close.svgNo alt attribute provided
/_resources/assets/icons/ou/search.svgNo alt attribute provided
/_resources/assets/icons/ou/search.svgNo alt attribute provided
...urces/assets/img/hero-home/hp-quad-1.jpgSMC Theatre Arts Building
...backgrounds/brush-transparent-bottom.pngcloud overlay
...mg/backgrounds/brush-transparent-top.pngcloud overlay
...es/backgrounds/large-format-bg-beach.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_resources/assets/img/hp-aoi-card.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...sources/assets/img/hp-finan-aid-card.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ces/assets/img/hp-international-card.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/images/hero-images/gradfemale.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ckgrounds/large-format-blue-gradient.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/images/admin-only/we-heart-smc.svgWe Love SMC
...0175f00c-a145-417a-af90-e3c83dc2c924.pngJuly is Disability Pride Month
...0fa94b58-b8b1-4e57-9e19-1770e4f89ef4.pngSMC Architecture Students Win Two Awards at Cal Poly SLO Design Village Competition
...713ccd2e-1b26-4f44-a997-12a78513e367.pngDonate to Santa Monica College today
...mg/backgrounds/brush-transparent-top.pngcloud overlay
...backgrounds/brush-transparent-bottom.pngcloud overlay
.../assets/img/backgrounds/events_brush.pngplaceholder
...endar/admissions/admissions-event-06.jpgUnderstanding Fees, Deadlines, and Payments
...special-programs/library-events/Pria.jpgAuthor Talk with Pria Anand
...lendar/theatre-arts/seussical-banner.jpgSeussical TYA
...mg/backgrounds/brush-transparent-top.pngNo alt attribute provided
...rces/assets/img/backgrounds/cta-wide.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Start Smart
The H1 heading is too short (11 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Start Smart
H2 Discover SMC
H2 We Love SMC
H2 Events Happening at SMC
H2 Proud to Be SMC
H3 What Interests You?
H3 Financial Aid & Scholarships
H3 Study in California
H3 Executive Search
H3 Dates and Deadlines
H3 #1
H3 200+
H3 #1 Duplicate text
H3 $50MM
H3 Understanding Fees, Deadlines, and Payments
H3 Author Talk with Pria Anand
H3 Seussical TYA
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (34) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.smc.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.smc.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT SMC Logo links to the SMC Homepage
/about/index.phpSubdomain About
/about/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate About
/about/facts-stats/history.phpSubdomain History
/about/facts-stats/index.phpSubdomain Facts & Stats
https://www.smc.edu/spotlight/Subdomain Spotlight on Students
/about/spotlight-faculty/index...Subdomain Spotlight on Faculty
/about/contact/index.phpSubdomain Contact
/directory/index.phpSubdomain Directory
/about/contact/hours.phpSubdomain Hours
/about/campuses/tours.phpSubdomain Tours
/about/campuses/index.phpSubdomain Campuses
/about/campuses/maps-direction...Subdomain Maps & Directions
/student-support/academic-supp...Subdomain Degrees & Certificates
/about/campuses/parking-transp...Subdomain Parking & Transportation
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Employment
/academics/index.phpSubdomain Academics
/academics/areas-of-interest/i...Subdomain Text duplicate Degrees & Certificates
/academics/academic-department...Subdomain Academic Departments
/academics/areas-of-interest/i...Subdomain Areas of Interest
/academics/classes/program-map...Subdomain Program Maps
/academics/workforce-economic-...Subdomain Career Education
/academics/classes/index.phpSubdomain Class Schedule
https://catalog.smc.edu/External Subdomain College Catalog
/academics/community-learning/...Subdomain Community Learning
/academics/online/index.phpSubdomain Online Learning
/academics/sustainability-educ...Subdomain Sustainability Education
/admission-aid/landing.phpSubdomain Admission & Aid
/admission-aid/index.phpSubdomain Admissions & Records
/admission-aid/apply/index.phpSubdomain How to Be an SMC Student
/admission-aid/apply/new-stude...Subdomain First-Time Student
/info-for/current-students/ind...Subdomain Current Students
/student-support/international...Subdomain International Students
/academics/classes/dates-deadl...Subdomain Dates & Deadlines
/admission-aid/tuition-fees/in...Subdomain Tuition & Fees
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Payment - Cashier's Office
/student-support/welcome-cente...Subdomain Welcome Center
/admission-aid/financial-aid-s...Subdomain Financial Aid & Scholarships
/admission-aid/financial-aid-s...Subdomain Aid Types
https://misweb.cccco.edu/npc/7...New window External Subdomain Net Price Calculator
/admission-aid/financial-aid-s...Subdomain Scholarships
/admission-aid/financial-aid-s...Subdomain Student Employment
/student-support/index.phpSubdomain Student Support
/student-support/academic-supp...Subdomain Academic Support
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Computer Labs
/student-support/academic-supp...Subdomain Counseling
/student-support/academic-supp...Subdomain Library
/academics/online-learning/ind...Subdomain Online Learning Support
/student-support/academic-supp...Subdomain Tutoring
/student-support/academic-supp...Subdomain Transfer Center
/student-support/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Student Support
https://bookstore.smc.edu/New window External Subdomain Bookstore
/student-support/campus-life/i...Subdomain Campus Life
/student-support/career-servic...Subdomain Career Services
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Cashier's Office
/student-support/child-care/in...Subdomain Child Care
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Concerns
/student-support/direct-connec...Subdomain Direct Connect
/student-support/center-for-st...Subdomain Disability Resources
/student-support/academic-supp...Subdomain GPS
/student-support/health-wellbe...Subdomain Health & Wellbeing
/student-support/new-students/...Subdomain New & First-Year Support
/student-support/programs/inde...Subdomain Special Programs
/student-support/dream/index.phpSubdomain DREAM Program
/student-support/student-equit...Subdomain Student Equity Center
/student-support/veterans-succ...Subdomain Veterans Success Center
/student-support/index.phpSubdomain More Resources
/community/index.phpSubdomain Community
/news/index.phpSubdomain News
/calendar/index.phpSubdomain Calendar of Events
/news/in-focus/index.phpSubdomain In Focus Magazine
/community/the-arts.phpSubdomain Arts & Culture
/barrett/index.htmlSubdomain Art Gallery
https://www.kcrw.com/New window External Subdomain KCRW
https://broadstage.org/New window External The Broad Stage
/community/planetarium/index.phpSubdomain Planetarium
/doing-what-works/index.phpSubdomain SMC Podcasts
/community/calendars.phpSubdomain Calendars
/student-support/campus-life/Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Life
https://www.smccorsairs.com/la...New window External Subdomain Athletics
/community/office-of-student-l...Subdomain Clubs
/community/office-of-student-l...Subdomain Student Government
https://www.thecorsaironline.com/New window External Subdomain The Corsair Online
https://foundation.smc.edu/New window External Subdomain SMC Foundation
/community/sustainability/inde...Subdomain Sustainability Center
https://online.smc.edu/login/s...New window External Subdomain Canvas
https://www.smc.edu/ccNew window Subdomain Corsair Connect
https://smc.starfishsolutions....New window External Subdomain Text duplicate GPS
/student-support/welcome-cente...Subdomain New Students
/info-for/current-students/ind...Subdomain Text duplicate Current Students
/student-support/international...Subdomain Text duplicate International Students
/info-for/faculty-staff/index.phpSubdomain Faculty & Staff
/info-for/parents/index.phpSubdomain Parents
https://www.smc.edu/applySubdomain Apply
/about/campuses/tours.phpSubdomain Visit
/getinfo/index.html?utm_source...New window Subdomain Request Info
/admission-aid/info-sessions.phpJoin an Info Session
/academics/areas-of-interest/i...Text duplicate Areas of Interest
/academics/areas-of-interest/a...all our programs
/admission-aid/financial-aid-s...financial aid
/admission-aid/financial-aid-s...scholarships
/admission-aid/promise-program...SMC Promise Program
/student-support/international...Text duplicate International Students
/student-support/welcome-cente...Out of State Students
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Learn More
/academics/classes/dates-deadl...Dates and Deadlines
https://www.smc.edu/backtoschoolGet Ready for the New Semester
/about/campuses/tours.phpVisit SMC
/academics/classes/index.phpClass Schedules
/admission-aid/apply/index.phpText duplicate Apply
/student-support/center-for-st...Subdomain IMG-ALT July is Disability Pride Month
/news/2025/2025-05-02-smc-arch...Subdomain IMG-ALT SMC Architecture Students Win Two Awards at Cal Poly SLO Design Village Competition
https://foundation.smc.edu/are...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Donate to Santa Monica College today
/calendar/index.phpSubdomain Anchor Understanding Fees, Deadlines, and Payments
/calendar/index.phpSubdomain Anchor Author Talk with Pria Anand
/calendar/index.phpSubdomain Anchor Seussical TYA
https://www.smc.edu/calendar/ALL EVENTS
https://www.smc.edu/news/ALL NEWS
/admission-aid/apply/index.phpText duplicate Apply
/about/campuses/tours.phpText duplicate Visit
/admission-aid/apply/faq.phpQuestions?
/about/contact/Subdomain CONTACT US
https://www.facebook.com/Santa...New window External Subdomain facebook link
A-TITLE facebook
https://www.instagram.com/smceduNew window External Subdomain instagram link
A-TITLE instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain linkedin link
A-TITLE linkedin
https://www.tiktok.com/@smceduNew window External Subdomain tiktok link
A-TITLE tiktok
https://www.threads.net/@smceduNew window External Subdomain threads link
A-TITLE threads
https://bsky.app/profile/smced...New window External bluesky link
A-TITLE bluesky
https://twitter.com/SMC_eduNew window External twitter link
A-TITLE twitter
https://www.youtube.com/c/Sant...New window External Subdomain youtube link
A-TITLE youtube
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Administration
https://admin.smc.edu/accredit...External Subdomain Accreditation
/student-support/center-for-st...Subdomain Accessibility Statement
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Board of Trustees Meetings
https://www.smc.edu/directory/Subdomain Text duplicate Directory
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Emergency Preparedness
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Text duplicate Employment
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Leadership & Governance
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Response to Federal Immigration Enforcement
https://www.smc.edu/sitemap.phpSite Map
https://admin.smc.edu/administ...External Subdomain Report a Website Issue
https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/1...Nofollow External Subdomain ©

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.smc.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 is very slow (2.11 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (62 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSun, 27 Jul 2025 22:51:49 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length11060
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-security-policydefault-src * 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; img-src * 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' data:; frame-ancestors 'self' https://a.cms.omniupdate.com https://online.smc.edu;
access-control-allow-origin*
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
serverdirector
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 408 referring domains.
This page has 8,793 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 341 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

# Group 1
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /nogooglebot/

# Group 2
User-agent: *
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://www.smc.edu/sitemap.xml

Disallow: /_qa
Disallow: /_resources/
Disallow: /_showcase/
Disallow: /_sandbox/
Disallow: /_training/
Disallow: /_uat/
Disallow: /smc-community/
Disallow: /search-1/
Disallow: /*.inc$
Disallow: */_props.pcf$

Disallow: /*?d=*&m=*
Disallow: /administration/information-technology/academic-computing/student-it-help/answer/
Disallow: /news/in-focus/2018/vol-iv-issue-5/05-02-welcome-back.php
Disallow: /news/in-focus/2018/vol-iv-issue-1/01-04-greg.php

Disallow: /academics/classes/2018-19/
Disallow: /academics/classes/2019-20/
Disallow: /academics/classes/2020-21/
Disallow: /academics/classes/2021-22/
Disallow: /academics/classes/2022-23/
Disallow: /academics/classes/2023-24/summer-2023/

Disallow: /administration/information-technology/academic-computing/peterson_lee/

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www.smc.edu
Santa Monica College
California's #1 transfer college for 30 years. Tops in transfers to UC, USC, and LMU. A world-class education and endless possibilities.

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Monica College58%Check
Santa Monica College56%Check
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