Northerncollege.ca - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
71% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
28% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
79% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.34 s
File size
86.10 kB
Words
1052
Media files
23
Number of links
226 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Northern College
The page title is too short. (151 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.northerncollege.ca/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: Canada
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
titleEmpty
CopyrightCopyright Northern College 2025. All Rights Reserved.
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
format-detectiontelephone=no
apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-styledefault
robotsmax-image-preview:large
msapplication-TileImagehttps://www.northerncollege.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-Favicon-N-270x270.jpg
langen-us
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: With campuses and access centres located throughout Northeastern Ontar...
The average number of words per sentence of 29.06 words is high.
This page contains 1052 words. That's ok.
23.3% 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.
15 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 21 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
...emes/northerncollege_220429/img/logo.svgNorthern College
...ent/uploads/2025/04/HousinginTimmins.jpghousing at Timmins Northern College Campus
...singMockScenario_0847-e1739452849125.jpgNursing mock scenario at Northern College - Students and an instructor around a bed with a fake patient
...2024-Timmins-Grad-AM-DSC_2770-scaled.jpgNorthern College graduating students sitting in gowns at graduation ceremony at timmins campus
...s/2025/02/Haileybury2022_DougClark-1.jpgHaileybury Northern College Campus
...-students-studying-in-library-scaled.jpgSocial Service Worker student studying in library with friend at Northern College
/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/stars.svgNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/2022/01/icon-haileybury.svgNorthern College Haileybury Campus - Canadian Goose
...ontent/uploads/2022/01/icon-kirkland.svgNorthern College Kirkland Lake Campus - Wolf
...ontent/uploads/2022/01/icon-moosonee.svgNorthern College Moose - Moosonee Campus
...content/uploads/2022/01/icon-timmins.svgPorcupine - Northern College Timmins Campus
...ontent/uploads/2022/01/icon-distance.svgNorthern College Distance Learning - transparent star/compass
...content/uploads/2022/01/icon-ontario.svgOntario Map
...tent/uploads/2022/01/icon-haileybury.svgNorthern College Haileybury Campus - Canadian Goose
...ontent/uploads/2022/01/icon-kirkland.svgNorthern College Kirkland Lake Campus - Wolf
...ontent/uploads/2022/01/icon-moosonee.svgNorthern College Moose - Moosonee Campus
...content/uploads/2022/01/icon-timmins.svgPorcupine - Northern College Timmins Campus
...ontent/uploads/2022/01/icon-distance.svgNorthern College Distance Learning - transparent star/compass
...content/uploads/2022/01/icon-ontario.svgOntario Map
...023/12/2023_SnowTubing_6723-1024x683.jpgStudents snow tubing at Northern College
...nt/uploads/2024/01/DSC_8970-1024x683.jpgNorthern College students canoeing
...024_Janury_orientation_9839-1024x683.jpgGroup of Northern College students with moose mascot in cafeteria
...ortherncollege_220429/img/logo_white.svgNorthern College

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H1 Find Your True North.
H2 Discover Northern
H2 Programs & Courses
H2 Where to find us
H2 Where to find us Duplicate text
H2 Student Life & Services
H2 myNorthern
H2 More from Northern
H3 Admissions & Enrolment
H3 Programs & Courses Duplicate text
H3 Campuses & Locations
H3 Student Life & Services Duplicate text
H3 Contact & Information
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 5 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 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.northerncollege.ca/Anchor Skip to content
/mynorthern/Subdomain Student Portal
/employees/Subdomain Employee Portal
/about/Subdomain About
/about/leadership/Subdomain Leadership
/about/reports/Subdomain Documents & Reports
/about/institutional-research/Subdomain Institutional Research
/innovation/Subdomain Applied Research, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
/leid/New window Subdomain Learning Excellence
/about/procurement/Subdomain Procurement Services
/foundation/Subdomain College Foundation
/about/brand/Subdomain Our Brand
/about/working-at-northern/Subdomain Working at Northern
/careers/New window Subdomain Careers
/discover/Subdomain Future Students
/welcome/Subdomain New Students
/mynorthern/Subdomain Current Students
/indigenous/Subdomain Indigenous Students
/international/Subdomain International Students
/students/advising/accessibility/Subdomain Accessibility Students
/alumni/Subdomain Alumni
/giving/Subdomain Donors & Sponsors
/community/Subdomain Community Partners
/employers/Subdomain Employers
/employees/Subdomain Employees
/news-and-updates/Subdomain News & Updates
https://www.northerncollege.ca/Subdomain IMG-ALT Northern College
A-TITLE Northern College
/admissions/Subdomain Admissions & Registrar
/admissions/Subdomain How to Apply
/registrar/Subdomain Office of the Registrar
/international/applying/Subdomain International Applicants
/pathways/Subdomain Transfers & Pathways
/admissions/tuition/Subdomain Tuition & Fees
/registrar/transcripts-diplomas/Subdomain Transcripts & Diploma Requests
/admissions/financial-assistance/Subdomain Financial Assistance
/pathways/prior-learning-asses...Subdomain Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
/students/graduation/Subdomain Graduation
/programs/Subdomain Programs & Courses
/programs/Subdomain All Programs and Courses
/international/programs/Subdomain Programs for International Students
/post-secondary-programs/Subdomain Post-Secondary Programs
/post-secondary-preparation/Subdomain Preparatory Programs
/continuing/Subdomain Continuing Education
/microcredentials/Subdomain Micro-Credentials
/trainingdivision/Subdomain Northern Training Division
/programs/scwi/Subdomain School-College-Work Initiative
/apprenticeships/Subdomain Apprenticeships
/campuses/Subdomain Campuses & Locations
/campuses/haileybury/Subdomain Haileybury Campus
/campuses/kirkland-lake/Subdomain Kirkland Lake Campus
/campuses/moosonee/Subdomain Moosonee Campus
/campuses/timmins/Subdomain Timmins Campus
/access/Subdomain Access Centres
/distance/Subdomain Distance Education
/campuses/safety/Subdomain Campus Safety
/campuses/facilities/Subdomain Campus Facilities
/pures/Subdomain Pures – Toronto
/students/Subdomain Student Life & Services
/students/services/Subdomain Student Services
/students/advising/accessibility/Subdomain Accessibility Services
/students/academics/Subdomain Academic Services
/students/advising/Subdomain Advising Services
/students/technology/Subdomain Technology & IT Support
/students/health/Subdomain Health & Wellness
https://libguides.northernc.on...External Subdomain Library
/students/bursaries/Subdomain Scholarships, Bursaries & Awards
/students/bookstore/Subdomain Bookstore
/students/life/Subdomain Student Life
/contact/Subdomain Contact & More
/contact/directory/Subdomain Employee Directory
/alumni/Subdomain Alumni Association
/contact/program-coordinators/Subdomain Program Coordinators
/employment-services/Subdomain Employment Services
/discover/Subdomain Discover Northern
/discover/contact/Subdomain Contact a Recruiter
/discover/tours/Subdomain Book A Tour
/mynorthernNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Student Portal
/employees/Subdomain Text duplicate Employee Portal
/about/Subdomain Text duplicate About
/about/leadership/Subdomain Text duplicate Leadership
/about/reports/Subdomain Text duplicate Documents & Reports
/about/institutional-research/Subdomain Text duplicate Institutional Research
/innovation/Subdomain Text duplicate Applied Research, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
/leid/Subdomain Text duplicate Learning Excellence
/about/procurement/Subdomain Text duplicate Procurement Services
/foundation/Subdomain Text duplicate College Foundation
/about/working-at-northern/Subdomain Text duplicate Working at Northern
/careers/Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
/discover/Subdomain Text duplicate Future Students
/welcome/Subdomain Text duplicate New Students
/mynorthern/Subdomain Text duplicate Current Students
/indigenous/Subdomain Text duplicate Indigenous Students
/international/Subdomain Text duplicate International Students
/students/advising/accessibility/Subdomain Text duplicate Accessibility Students
/alumni/Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
/giving/Subdomain Text duplicate Donors & Sponsors
/community/Subdomain Text duplicate Community Partners
/employers/Subdomain Text duplicate Employers
/employees/Subdomain Text duplicate Employees
/news-and-updates/Subdomain Text duplicate News & Updates
/admissions/Subdomain Admissions & Enrolment
/admissions/Subdomain How To Apply
/admissions/financial-assistance/Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Assistance
/admissions/tuition/Subdomain Tuition & Fees Information
/pathways/Subdomain Text duplicate Transfers & Pathways
/international/applying/Subdomain Text duplicate International Applicants
/programs/Subdomain Text duplicate Programs & Courses
/post-secondary-programs/Subdomain Post-Secondary
/trainingdivision/Subdomain Text duplicate Northern Training Division
/apprenticeships/Subdomain Text duplicate Apprenticeships
/continuing/Subdomain Text duplicate Continuing Education
/microcredentials/Subdomain Text duplicate Micro-Credentials
/post-secondary-preparation/Subdomain College Preparation
/programs/scwi/Subdomain Text duplicate School-College-Work Initiative
/campuses/Subdomain Campuses & Distance Learning
/campuses/haileybury/Subdomain Text duplicate Haileybury Campus
/campuses/kirkland-lake/Subdomain Text duplicate Kirkland Lake Campus
/campuses/timmins/Subdomain Text duplicate Timmins Campus
/campuses/moosonee/Subdomain Text duplicate Moosonee Campus
/access/Subdomain Text duplicate Access Centres
/distance/Subdomain Text duplicate Distance Education
/campuses/safety/Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Safety
/campuses/facilities/Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Facilities
/students/Subdomain Text duplicate Student Life & Services
/students/academics/Subdomain Academics
/students/advising/accessibility/Subdomain Text duplicate Accessibility Services
/students/advising/Subdomain Text duplicate Advising Services
/students/bursaries/Subdomain Bursaries
/students/bookstore/Subdomain Text duplicate Bookstore
/students/health/Subdomain Text duplicate Health & Wellness
https://libguides.northernc.on...External Subdomain Libraries
/students/life/Subdomain Text duplicate Student Life
/students/services/Subdomain Text duplicate Student Services
/contact/Subdomain Contact & Information
/contact/program-coordinators/Subdomain Text duplicate Program Coordinators
/contact/directory/Subdomain Text duplicate Employee Directory
/alumni/Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni Association
/employment-services/Subdomain Text duplicate Employment Services
/discover/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Discover Northern
/discover/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact a Recruiter
/discover/tours/Subdomain Text duplicate Book A Tour
https://www.facebook.com/north...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/mynortherncNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/nort...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@mynort...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.northerncollege.ca/Anchor Our Programs
https://www.northerncollege.ca/Anchor Our Campuses
https://www.northerncollege.ca/Anchor Our Services
https://www.northerncollege.ca/Anchor myNorthern
/news-and-updates/prepare-to-s...Subdomain Study. Sleep. Repeat. (Housing)
/news-and-updates/prepare-to-s...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
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/news-and-updates/ontario-lear...Subdomain Funding for Nursing & Paramedic
/news-and-updates/ontario-lear...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news-and-updates/graduation-2...Subdomain Graduation Ceremonies
/news-and-updates/graduation-2...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news-and-updates/book-a-tour/Subdomain Book A Tour!
/news-and-updates/book-a-tour/Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news-and-updates/micro-creden...Subdomain Text duplicate Micro-Credentials
/news-and-updates/micro-creden...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news-and-updates/Subdomain news and updates
/discover/contact/Subdomain Book An Appointment
A-TITLE Contact Recruitment & Book An Appointment
/discover/tours/Subdomain Text duplicate Book A Tour
A-TITLE Campus Tours
/discover/open-house/Subdomain Open House
A-TITLE Open House
/post-secondary-programs/Subdomain POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS
A-TITLE Post-Secondary Programs
/programs/business/Subdomain BUSINESS & OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
A-TITLE Business & Office Administration
/programs/community-services/Subdomain COMMUNITY SERVICES
A-TITLE Community Services
/programs/veterinary-sciences/Subdomain VETERINARY SCIENCES
A-TITLE Veterinary Sciences
/programs/emergency-services/Subdomain EMERGENCY SERVICES
A-TITLE Emergency Services
/programs/health-sciences/Subdomain HEALTH SCIENCES
A-TITLE Health Sciences
/programs/engineering-technolo...Subdomain ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY & TRADES
A-TITLE Engineering Technology & Trades
/programs/welding/Subdomain WELDING ENGINEERING
A-TITLE Welding
/continuing/Subdomain CONTINUING EDUCATION
A-TITLE Continuing Education
/microcredentials/Subdomain MICRO-CREDENTIALS
A-TITLE Micro-credentials
/mining/Subdomain HAILEYBURY SCHOOL OF MINES
A-TITLE Haileybury School of Mines
/apprenticeships/Subdomain APPRENTICESHIPS
A-TITLE Apprenticeships
/post-secondary-preparation/Subdomain COLLEGE PREPARATION
A-TITLE Post-Secondary Preparation
/program/academic-upgrading/Subdomain ACADEMIC UPGRADING
A-TITLE Academic Upgrading
/programs/scwi/Subdomain SCHOOL-COLLEGE WORK INITIATIVE
A-TITLE School-College-Work Initiative
/trainingdivision/Subdomain NORTHERN TRAINING DIVISION
A-TITLE Northern Training Division
/trainingdivision/trades/Subdomain INDUSTRY & TRADES COURSES
A-TITLE Trades & Mining Courses
/trainingdivision/health/Subdomain HEALTH & SAFETY COURSES
A-TITLE Health Courses
/trainingdivision/general-inte...Subdomain GENERAL INTEREST COURSES
A-TITLE General Interest Courses
/trainingdivision/leadership/Subdomain LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
A-TITLE Leadership & Professional Skills
/trainingdivision/funded/Subdomain FUNDED TRAINING
A-TITLE Tuition Free Training
/programs/Subdomain ALL PROGRAMS & COURSES
A-TITLE Programs & Courses
/campuses/haileybury/Subdomain Text duplicate Haileybury Campus
/campuses/kirkland-lake/Subdomain Text duplicate Kirkland Lake Campus
/campuses/moosonee/Subdomain Text duplicate Moosonee Campus
/campuses/timmins/Subdomain Text duplicate Timmins Campus
/distance/Subdomain Text duplicate Distance Education
/access/Subdomain Access Centers through Northeastern Ontario
/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Haileybury Campus
/campuses/kirkland-lake/Subdomain Text duplicate Kirkland Lake Campus
/campuses/moosonee/Subdomain Text duplicate Moosonee Campus
/campuses/timmins/Subdomain Text duplicate Timmins Campus
/distance/Subdomain Text duplicate Distance Education
/access/Subdomain Text duplicate Access Centers through Northeastern Ontario
/students/services/Subdomain Text duplicate Student Services
A-TITLE Student Services
/registrar/Subdomain Registrar
A-TITLE Office of the Registrar
/students/advising/Subdomain Text duplicate Advising Services
A-TITLE Advising Services
/students/advising/accessibility/Subdomain Text duplicate Accessibility Services
A-TITLE Accessibility Services
/indigenous/Subdomain Text duplicate Indigenous Students
A-TITLE Indigenous Services & Initiatives
/international/Subdomain Text duplicate International Students
A-TITLE International Students
/students/Subdomain See All Services
A-TITLE Student Life & Services
/mynorthern/Subdomain Text duplicate myNorthern
A-TITLE myNorthern Student Portal
/students/academics/calendar/Subdomain Academic Calendar
A-TITLE Academic Calendar
https://secure.northernc.on.ca...New window External Subdomain Student Account
/trainingdivision/Subdomain Training Division
A-TITLE Training Courses
/employment-services/Subdomain Text duplicate Employment Services
A-TITLE Employment Services
/innovation/Subdomain Innovation Hub
A-TITLE Innovation Hub
https://www.northerncollege.ca/Anchor Back To Top
https://www.northerncollege.ca/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Northern College
A-TITLE Northern College
https://www.facebook.com/north...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/mynortherncNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/nort...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@mynort...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
/programs/Subdomain All Programs & Courses
/post-secondary-programs/Subdomain Text duplicate Post-Secondary Programs
/continuing/Subdomain Text duplicate Continuing Education
/trainingdivision/Subdomain Text duplicate Northern Training Division
/apprenticeships/Subdomain Text duplicate Apprenticeships
/post-secondary-preparation/Subdomain Text duplicate College Preparation
/mynorthern/Subdomain Text duplicate Student Portal
/students/academics/calendar/Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
/students/academics/policies/Subdomain Policies & Procedures
/students/advising/Subdomain Text duplicate Advising Services
/international/Subdomain Text duplicate International Students
/alumni/Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
/about/Subdomain Text duplicate About
/foundation/Subdomain Text duplicate College Foundation
/news-and-updates/Subdomain Text duplicate News & Updates
/contact/Subdomain Contacts
/employees/Subdomain Text duplicate Employee Portal
/careers/New window Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
/privacy-policy/Subdomain Privacy Policy
/terms/Subdomain Terms
/accessibility/Subdomain Accessibility

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.northerncollege.ca/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (2.34 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.
A Content Delivery Network like Google Hosted Libraries can save bandwidth for the JQuery files.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (86 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
x-powered-byPHP/8.0.17
link<https://www.northerncollege.ca/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"
dateTue, 13 May 2025 18:29:49 GMT
content-length20001
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 275 referring domains.
This page has 469 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 161 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap: https://www.northerncollege.ca/wp-sitemap.xml

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