Baycollege.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
95% 
Page quality
79% 
Page structure
88% 
Link structure
61% 
Server
82% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.78 s
File size
45.50 kB
Words
427
Media files
9
Number of links
68 internal / 53 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Community College in Michigan | Bay College
The length of the page title is perfect. (407 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Bay College is the regional college of choice where people thrive, workforces excel, communities connect, and lives transform!
The length of the meta description is perfect. (777 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.baycollege.edu/index.php
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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, shrink-to-fit=no
DescriptionBay College is the regional college of choice where people thrive, workforces excel, communities connect, and lives transform!
Keywordsbay college, bay de noc community college, michigan community colleges, affordable community colleges, nursing degrees michigan, business degrees michigan, criminal justice degrees michigan, online courses, bookstore, escanaba michigan, iron mountain michigan
langen
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 427 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 26 words is high.
19.4% 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.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
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 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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-dev/images/logo.pnglogo
/_resources-dev/images/logo-white.pnglogo
...ges/home/instructor-teaching-a-class.jpgCollege instructor teaching in a classroom
...home/piggy-bank-graduation-cap-money.jpgStack of coins and a blue piggy bank
...es/home/bay-college-student-athletes.jpgBay College student athletes
...v/images/testimonials/addison-dunphy.pngAddison Dunphy
/_resources-dev/images/logo-white.pnglogo
/_resources-dev/images/TransparencyLogo.pngTransparency Reporting
Video URLWidthHeight
/_resources-dev/video/hero-video-010825.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Bay is the Way!
The H1 heading is too short (15 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Bay is the Way!
H2 Bay is the Way! Duplicate text
H2 Academic Programs
H2 Paying for College
H2 Visit Campus
H3 Your journey to success starts at Bay College.
H3 Bay College Announces Winter 2025 Dean’s List
H3 Bay College Partners with Players de Noc to Support Theater Community After Bonifas Arts Center Fire
H3 34th Annual Swing for Scholarships
H3 Addison Dunphy
H3 Request Information
H3 Visit Campus Duplicate text
H3 Start Today
H4 News
H4 Events
H4 Student
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 too many external links (53) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/I...New window External Subdomain Remember to register for Fall 2025 classes before Summer break!
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/I...New window External Subdomain Apply Now
A-TITLE Apply Now
/academics/programs/index.phpPrograms
A-TITLE Programs
/directory/index.phpDirectory
A-TITLE Directory
https://www.networkforgood.org...New window External Subdomain Give
A-TITLE Give
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/ics/New window External Subdomain myBay
A-TITLE myBay
https://online.baycollege.edu/New window External Subdomain Blackboard
A-TITLE Blackboard
https://www.bkstr.com/baydenoc...New window External Subdomain Bookstore
A-TITLE Bookstore
https://catalog.baycollege.edu...New window External Subdomain College Catalog
A-TITLE College Catalog
https://outlook.office.com/mail/New window External Subdomain Email
A-TITLE Email
https://events.baycollege.edu/...New window External Subdomain Events Calendar
A-TITLE Events Calendar
/news/index.phpNews
A-TITLE News
https://www.baynorse.com/landi...New window External Subdomain Norse Athletics
A-TITLE Norse Athletics
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/I...New window External Subdomain Password Manager
A-TITLE Password Manager
https://www.parchment.com/u/re...New window External Subdomain Request Transcripts
A-TITLE Request Transcripts
https://events.baycollege.edu/...New window External Subdomain Room Reservations
A-TITLE Room Reservations
https://baycollege.edu/IMG-ALT logo
https://baycollege.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT logo
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/I...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
/academics/programs/index.phpText duplicate Programs
/directory/index.phpText duplicate Directory
https://www.networkforgood.org...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/ics/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate myBay
https://online.baycollege.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Blackboard
https://www.bkstr.com/baydenoc...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Bookstore
https://catalog.baycollege.edu...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate College Catalog
https://outlook.office.com/mail/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Email
https://events.baycollege.edu/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Events Calendar
/news/index.phpText duplicate News
https://www.baynorse.com/landi...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Norse Athletics
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/I...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Password Manager
https://www.parchment.com/u/re...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Transcripts
https://events.baycollege.edu/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Room Reservations
https://baycollege.edu/Anchor Academics
A-TITLE Academics
/academics/index.phpOverview
A-TITLE Overview
/academics/programs/index.phpText duplicate Programs
A-TITLE Programs
https://catalog.baycollege.edu...New window External Subdomain Academic Calendar
A-TITLE Academic Calendar
/academics/academic-resources/...Academic Resources
A-TITLE Academic Resources
/academics/academic-support/in...Academic Support
A-TITLE Academic Support
/academics/career-pathways/ind...Career Pathways
A-TITLE Career Pathways
https://catalog.baycollege.edu...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate College Catalog
A-TITLE College Catalog
/academics/learning-options/in...Learning Options
A-TITLE Learning Options
/academics/academic-resources/...Syllabus Information
A-TITLE Syllabus Information
https://baycollege.edu/Anchor Workforce
A-TITLE Workforce
/workforce/index.phpText duplicate Overview
A-TITLE Overview
https://mytraining.baycollege....New window External Subdomain Professional Training
A-TITLE Professional Training
https://www.ed2go.com/bay/New window External Subdomain Online Training
A-TITLE Online Training
/academics/academic-support/te...Testing Services
A-TITLE Testing Services
/workforce/safety-conference.phpSafety Conference
A-TITLE Safety Conference
/academics/programs/nurse-aide...Nurse Aide Training
A-TITLE Nurse Aide Training
/workforce/career-services.phpCareer Services
A-TITLE Career Services
https://baycollege.edu/Anchor Admissions
A-TITLE Admissions
/admissions/index.phpText duplicate Overview
A-TITLE Overview
/admissions/how-to-apply/index...How to Apply
A-TITLE How to Apply
/admissions/paying-for-college...Paying for College
A-TITLE Paying for College
/admissions/accepted-students/...Accepted Students
A-TITLE Accepted Students
/admissions/high-school-progra...High School Programs
A-TITLE High School Programs
/admissions/paying-for-college...Michigan Reconnect
A-TITLE Michigan Reconnect
/admissions/transfer/index.phpTransfer
A-TITLE Transfer
/admissions/admissions-resourc...Resources
A-TITLE Resources
https://baycollege.edu/Anchor Students
A-TITLE Students
/students/index.phpText duplicate Overview
A-TITLE Overview
https://www.bkstr.com/baydenoc...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Bookstore
A-TITLE Bookstore
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/I...New window External Subdomain Food Pantry
A-TITLE Food Pantry
/students/health-safety/index.phpHealth & Safety
A-TITLE Health & Safety
https://library.baycollege.edu/New window External Subdomain Library
A-TITLE Library
https://www.baynorse.com/landi...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Norse Athletics
A-TITLE Norse Athletics
https://nlymca.com/New window External Northern Lights YMCA
A-TITLE Northern Lights YMCA
/students/student-life/index.phpStudent Life
A-TITLE Student Life
/students/student-resources/in...Student Resources
A-TITLE Student Resources
https://login.baycollege.edu/w...New window External Subdomain Tech Support
A-TITLE Tech Support
https://baycollege.edu/Anchor About
A-TITLE About
/about/index.phpText duplicate Overview
A-TITLE Overview
/about/alumni/index.phpAlumni
A-TITLE Alumni
/about/arts-cullture/index.phpArts & Culture
A-TITLE Arts & Culture
/about/awards/index.phpAwards
A-TITLE Awards
/about/community/index.phpCommunity
A-TITLE Community
/about/consumer-information/in...Consumer Information
A-TITLE Consumer Information
/about/events/index.phpEvents
A-TITLE Events
/about/facilities/index.phpFacilities
A-TITLE Facilities
/about/foundation/index.phpFoundation
A-TITLE Foundation
/about/leadership/index.phpLeadership
A-TITLE Leadership
/admissions/bay-is-the-way.phpLearn More
/about/foundation/swing-for-sc...Swing for Scholarships
/admissions/paying-for-college...Text duplicate Michigan Reconnect
https://www.michigan.gov/mistu...New window External Subdomain Community College Guarantee
/academics/career-pathways/ind...Text duplicate Career Pathways
/academics/programs/index.phpExplore Programs
/admissions/paying-for-college...Text duplicate Learn More
/admissions/admissions-resourc...Text duplicate Learn More
/news/2025/bay-college-announc...Bay College Announces Winter 2025 Dean’s List Bay College announces the names of the students who have earned recognition and membership to the...
/news/2025/bay-college-partner...Bay College Partners with Players de Noc to Support Theater Community After Bonifas Arts Center Fire Bay College is proud to announce a partnership with loca...
/news/index.phpAll News
https://events.baycollege.edu/...New window External Subdomain 34th Annual Swing for Scholarships
https://events.baycollege.edu/...New window External Subdomain All Events
/news/2025/addison-dunphy.phpRead Story
/admissions/admissions-resourc...Request Info
/admissions/admissions-resourc...Schedule Visit
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/I...New window External Subdomain Apply Online
https://www.facebook.com/bayco...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/baycollegeNew window External Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/bayc...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/M...New window External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://baycollege.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT logo
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xjDnGd...New window External Subdomain Escanaba Campus 2001 N Lincoln Rd Escanaba, MI 49829
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TEFQPs...New window External Subdomain Iron Mountain Campus 2801 N US 2 Iron Mountain, MI 49801
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/I...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
/_resources-dev/pdf/students/h...New window Annual Security Report
https://mybay.baycollege.edu/I...New window External Subdomain Board Meetings
/students/health-safety/campus...Campus Safety
https://catalog.baycollege.edu...New window External Subdomain College Policies
/about/community/employment.phpEmployment
/about/consumer-information/eq...Equity Statement
https://www.networkforgood.org...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://catalog.baycollege.edu...New window External Subdomain Privacy Statement
/students/health-safety/title-...Title IX
/admissions/admissions-resourc...Visit Campus
https://catalog.baycollege.edu...New window External Subdomain Web Accessibility
/about/consumer-information/mi...IMG-ALT Transparency Reporting
https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/1...Nofollow External Subdomain ©

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://baycollege.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 0.78 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 (46 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateWed, 04 Jun 2025 04:45:45 GMT
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x-content-type-optionsnosniff
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varyAccept-Encoding
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serverdirector
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 145 referring domains.
This page has 773 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 49 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Sitemap: https://www.baycollege.edu/sitemap.xml

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Community College in Michigan | Bay College
Bay College is the regional college of choice where people thrive, workforces excel, communities connect, and lives transform!

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Bay93%Check
Bay College87%Check
College81%Check
Bay College Announces72%Check
Community College67%Check
News Bay67%Check
Community College Michigan60%Check
Way54%Check
Community50%Check
Michigan46%Check
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