All Web Images Videos News
Settings
Appearance
Site Icons
Font Size
Font
General
Infinite Scroll
Open Links in a New Tab
Safe Search
Search Engine Optimization Overview
80
100
The College Affordability Authority | Affordable Colleges Online
Explore the most affordable education, program rankings, and financial resources to make your next move.
https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/
2 high issues
6.1%
3 medium issues
9.1%
4 low issues
12.1%
24 tests passed
72.7%
0.20 seconds
43.15 kB
33 resources
Secure
Seo
Title
The title tag must be between 1 and 60 characters.
The current title has 64 characters.
Meta description
The meta description tag is good.
Explore the most affordable education, program rankings, and financial resources to make your next move.
Headings
The headings are properly set.
  1. Discover affordable online colleges
  1. Your future, Your terms
  2. What matters most
  3. Calculate the costs
  4. Explore online degree programs.
  5. Footer
  1. It's never too late to get started.
  2. Pave your path to educational freedom
  3. How To Address The Digital Divide In K-12 And Higher Education
  4. The Different Levels Of Nursing
  5. Google Cloud Certificates - Top Training Programs
  6. What Is A Gap Year?
  7. Common Financial Aid Mistakes
  8. What Is A Student-to-Professor Ratio In College?
  9. How To Fight Procrastination
  10. Keep up with the latest
  11. Easiest Online Degrees 2022
  12. Online Ph.D. Programs 2022
  13. Best Online Schools 2022
  14. Best Online MBA Programs
  15. Online Nursing Programs
  16. Best Online Social Work Degrees
  17. Do this for you
  1. Find an education that fits you What matters most
  1. HELPFUL RESOURCES
  2. Tuition-Free Colleges
  3. Colleges with No Application Fees
  4. Colleges with High Acceptance Rates
  5. HELPFUL RESOURCES
  6. Colleges That Provide Free Laptops
  7. Colleges Offering Credit for Work Experience
  8. HELPFUL RESOURCES
  9. College Cost Calculator
  10. Pell Grant + TRIO
  11. How Much Does Online College Cost?
  12. HELPFUL RESOURCES
  13. Online Colleges In Texas 2022
  14. Best Online Colleges In California
  15. Education Quality
  16. Career Flexibility
  17. Affordability
  18. Featured On
  19. Genevieve Carlton
  20. ACO Staff Writers
  21. Genevieve Carlton
  22. Tessa Cooper
  23. Maura Deering
  24. Sarah Gardam
Content keywords
The content has relevant keywords.
thecollegeaffordabilityaffordablecollegesonline
Image keywords
There are 3 images with missing alt attributes.
  1. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/cap.svg
  2. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/career.svg
  3. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/calculator.svg
SEO friendly URL
The URL is SEO friendly.
https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/
404 page
The website has 404 error pages.
https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/404-1a100c35fe9feeded47aa4ad4302a38c
Robots.txt
The webpage can be accessed by search engines.
Noindex
The webpage does not have a noindex tag set.
In-page links
The number of links on the webpage is okay.
  1. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/
  2. The Most Affordable Online Colleges 2021
  3. Affordable Online Associates Degrees
  4. Affordable Online Bachelor's Degrees
  5. Affordable Online Master's Degrees
  6. Affordable Online PhD & Doctorate Degrees
  7. Best Online Colleges
  8. Best Online Community Colleges
  9. Fastest Online Associate Degrees
  10. Online Colleges for Military & Veterans
  11. Colleges that offer Free Laptops
  12. Top Self-Paced Online Degrees
  13. Go Back to School
  14. Transfer to Online School
  15. Easiest Online Degrees
  16. College Credit for Work Experience
  17. Accelerated Programs
  18. Bootcamps
  19. Tuition-Free Colleges
  20. Colleges with No Application Fees
  21. Colleges with High Acceptance Rates
  22. Online MBA
  23. Online MBA Cost
  24. Online IT Degrees
  25. Online Accounting Degrees
  26. Online Business Management Degrees
  27. Online RN Programs
  28. Online CNA Programs
  29. Online LPN/LVN Programs
  30. Online BSN Programs
  31. Online RN to BSN Programs
  32. Online Nurse Practitioner Programs
  33. Online Social Work Degrees
  34. Online Masters in Social Work
  35. Online Mental Health Counseling Degrees
  36. Online Psychology Degrees
  37. Online Medical Assistant Programs
  38. Colleges That Provide Free Laptops
  39. Colleges Offering Credit for Work Experience
  40. Paying for School
  41. Guide to FAFSA
  42. Financial Aid for Online Students
  43. Appealing your Financial Aid
  44. Guide to Financial Aid and Scholarships
  45. Student Loan Guidebook
  46. Biden Student Loan Freeze
  47. Forgiveness & Cancellation
  48. Unique Scholarships
  49. HBCU Scholarships
  50. International Students
  51. College Cost Calculator
  52. Pell Grant + TRIO
  53. How Much Does Online College Cost?
  54. Student Resources
  55. Going to College without a GED or Diploma
  56. How to Return to and Finish College
  57. How to Transfer to Online College
  58. College Credit for Work Experience
  59. Double Major Guide
  60. Online College for Military
  61. Online Colleges In Texas 2022
  62. Best Online Colleges In California
  63. Search By State
  64. Search Programs
  65. Search Programs
  66. Explore Programs
  67. Education Quality
  68. Career Flexibility
  69. Affordability
  70. How To Address The Digital Divide In K-12 And Higher Education
  71. The Different Levels Of Nursing
  72. Google Cloud Certificates - Top Training Programs
  73. What Is A Gap Year?
  74. Common Financial Aid Mistakes
  75. What Is A Student-to-Professor Ratio In College?
  76. How To Fight Procrastination
  77. Calculate your estimate
  78. Easiest Online Degrees 2022 An online program is a great way to earn a degree quickly. Here, we outline the easiest online degrees available. Genevieve Carlton February 11, 2022• 4 min read
  79. Online Ph.D. Programs 2022 Earning a Ph.D. online can open up new career opportunities or help expand a current career. ACO Staff Writers February 10, 2022• 3 min read
  80. Best Online Schools 2022 Online college is a great way to earn a degree. Learn more about the top online colleges and the costs of an online degree. Genevieve Carlton February 10, 2022• 2 min read
  81. Best Online MBA Programs An MBA program is a great way to enter a promising career. Here, we outline the top online programs available. Tessa Cooper February 10, 2022• 4 min read
  82. Online Nursing Programs If you're interested in pursuing a nursing associate or bachelor's degree and becoming a registered nurse, consider flexible and affordable RN schools online. Maura Deering February 10, 2022• 3 min read
  83. Best Online Social Work Degrees To become a licensed social worker, learners first pursue a bachelor's degree, which typically takes four years. Online courses offer greater flexibility. Sarah Gardam January 3, 2022• 4 min read
  84. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/
  85. About Us
  86. Privacy Policy
  87. Home
  88. Contact
  89. Media Room
  90. Sitemap
  91. Advertising Information
  92. Advertising Disclosure
  93. Terms of Service
Language
The webpage has the language declared.
en-US
Favicon
The webpage has a favicon.
https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/w_300,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301456/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/cropped-favicon-aco-1_2298907440/cropped-favicon-aco-1_2298907440-300x300.png?_i=AA
Performance
Text compression
The HTML file is compressed.
Load time
The webpage loaded in 0.20 seconds.
Page size
The size of the HTML webpage is 43,149.00.
HTTP requests
There are fewer than 33 HTTP requests on the webpage.
  1. https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js
  2. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/plugins/link-whisper-premium/js/frontend.js
  3. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/child-header.8826e319ede26ee8eda3.js
  4. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/student-reviews.e28e8ccff7d66ac81cca.js
  5. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/main.437b7b5f02529677c93d.js
  6. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/one-trust.428ea30c30fe908939f5.js
  7. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/vendor-swiper-js.179097b7465b64df0530.js
  8. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/component-swiper-mobile-only.d8e0a452a5ce76b6bd17.js
  1. https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,600;0,700;1,400&family=Poppins:wght@400;700&display=swap
  2. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/plugins/auth0/assets/css/main.css
  3. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/styles.725cb55c741bec75350d.css
  4. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/vendor-swiper-css.a119068e7704da1b5785.css
  5. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/component-post-swiper-css.049a3029734fafa70ef7.css
  6. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/component-editorial-listings.8c5b220bf6f482881a90.css
  1. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/img/logo.svg
  2. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/img/arrow-down.svg
  3. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/img/arrow-down.svg
  4. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/img/arrow-down.svg
  5. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/img/arrow-down.svg
  6. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto:best/v1628014703/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/ACO_hero_HP_v1_1.png
  7. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto:best/v1628101765/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/ACO_hero_mobile_v1_2.png
  8. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/cap.svg
  9. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/career.svg
  10. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/calculator.svg
  11. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/inside.svg
  12. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/cbs.svg
  13. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/msn.svg
  14. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/forbes.svg
  15. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/cnbc.svg
  16. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/huffpost.svg
  17. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/monster.svg
  18. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/calculator-cta-poster.png
  1. https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WBJKJ95
Image format
There are 9 images that are not using the AVIF, WebP format.
  1. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto:best/v1628014703/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/ACO_hero_HP_v1_1.png
  2. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto:best/v1628101765/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/ACO_hero_mobile_v1_2.png
  3. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/image/upload/v1/AffordableCollegesOnline.org-Sonic/theme-assets/calculator-cta-poster.png
  4. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_face,w_40,h_40/v1663177951/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/Genevieve-Carlton/Genevieve-Carlton.jpg?_i=AA
  5. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_face,w_40,h_40/v1664301458/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/favicon-aco_220023e69b/favicon-aco_220023e69b.png?_i=AA
  6. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_face,w_40,h_40/v1663177951/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/Genevieve-Carlton/Genevieve-Carlton.jpg?_i=AA
  7. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_face,w_40,h_40/v1664301329/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/tessa-headshot-2_295117aa68/tessa-headshot-2_295117aa68.jpeg?_i=AA
  8. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_face,w_40,h_40/v1664302130/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/favicon-aco-1_22988f126b/favicon-aco-1_22988f126b.png?_i=AA
  9. https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_face,w_40,h_40/v1664301693/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/Sarah-Gardam-flowers-backdrop_2319704c01/Sarah-Gardam-flowers-backdrop_2319704c01.jpg?_i=AA
JavaScript defer
The are 8 javascript resources without the defer attribute.
  1. https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js
  2. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/plugins/link-whisper-premium/js/frontend.js
  3. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/child-header.8826e319ede26ee8eda3.js
  4. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/student-reviews.e28e8ccff7d66ac81cca.js
  5. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/main.437b7b5f02529677c93d.js
  6. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/one-trust.428ea30c30fe908939f5.js
  7. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/vendor-swiper-js.179097b7465b64df0530.js
  8. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/themes/sonic-ui-theme-child/assets/dist/component-swiper-mobile-only.d8e0a452a5ce76b6bd17.js
DOM size
The DOM size is optimal.
The HTML file has 577 DOM nodes.
Security
HTTPS encryption
The webpage uses HTTPS encryption.
The HTML file has https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/ DOM nodes.
Mixed content
There are no mixed content resources on the webpage.
Server signature
The webpage has a public server signature.
nginx
Unsafe cross-origin links
The webpage has 1 unsafe cross-origin links.
Plaintext email
The webpage does not contain any plaintext emails.
Miscellaneous
Structured data
The webpage has structured data.
        Meta viewport
        The webpage has a meta viewport tag set.
        width=device-width, initial-scale=1
        Character set
        The webpage has a charset value set.
        UTF-8
        Sitemap
        The website has sitemaps.
        1. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/sitemap_index.xml
        Social
        The webpage does not contain any social links.
        Content length
        The webpage has 997 words.
        Text to HTML ratio
        The text to HTML ratio is under 10%
        The text to HTML ratio is 3%.
        Inline CSS
        The webpage contains inline CSS code.
        1. display:none;visibility:hidden
        2. max-width: 240px
        3. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301479/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-485337106_147126dd66/GettyImages-485337106_147126dd66.jpg?_i=AA)
        4. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301527/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/gettyimages-875596100_optimized_372721d19/gettyimages-875596100_optimized_372721d19.jpg?_i=AA)
        5. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301558/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/gettyimages-1182745546_optimized_37240301d/gettyimages-1182745546_optimized_37240301d.jpg?_i=AA)
        6. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301565/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/gettyimages-1134900255_optimized_3670e7e30/gettyimages-1134900255_optimized_3670e7e30.jpg?_i=AA)
        7. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301550/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/gettyimages-1200910963_optimized_376630224/gettyimages-1200910963_optimized_376630224.jpg?_i=AA)
        8. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301453/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/calc-banner_22994dcbf5/calc-banner_22994dcbf5.png?_i=AA)
        9. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301493/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-159232077_103750037b/GettyImages-159232077_103750037b.jpg?_i=AA)
        10. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301346/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-1073678780-1_2340420593/GettyImages-1073678780-1_2340420593.jpg?_i=AA)
        11. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301534/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/shutterstock_681676399_81364b982/shutterstock_681676399_81364b982.jpg?_i=AA)
        12. background-image:url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301449/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-1225659606-1_232708403e/GettyImages-1225659606-1_232708403e.jpg?_i=AA)
        13. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301703/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-660644414_186071a7a3/GettyImages-660644414_186071a7a3.jpg?_i=AA);
        14. background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2, 31, 38, 0) 0%, #021F26 100%);
        15. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301616/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-996939722-1/GettyImages-996939722-1.jpg?_i=AA);
        16. background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2, 31, 38, 0) 0%, #021F26 100%);
        17. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301707/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-1233940559_1829821e69/GettyImages-1233940559_1829821e69.jpg?_i=AA);
        18. background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2, 31, 38, 0) 0%, #021F26 100%);
        19. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301712/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-1151279053_181678e734/GettyImages-1151279053_181678e734.jpg?_i=AA);
        20. background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2, 31, 38, 0) 0%, #021F26 100%);
        21. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301722/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-1317153262-1_17962f9109/GettyImages-1317153262-1_17962f9109.jpg?_i=AA);
        22. background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2, 31, 38, 0) 0%, #021F26 100%);
        23. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301727/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-170036830_17959e3fad/GettyImages-170036830_17959e3fad.jpg?_i=AA);
        24. background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2, 31, 38, 0) 0%, #021F26 100%);
        25. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301732/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-a0166-000110_17950a02b3/GettyImages-a0166-000110_17950a02b3.jpg?_i=AA);
        26. background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2, 31, 38, 0) 0%, #021F26 100%);
        27. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301671/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-1273890828-1_2340305bb9/GettyImages-1273890828-1_2340305bb9.jpg?_i=AA);
        28. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664301652/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/GettyImages-1277387071_2402173207/GettyImages-1277387071_2402173207.jpg?_i=AA);
        29. background-image: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/highereducation/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1626793715/AffordableCollegesOnline.org/gettyimages-822557072_optimized_36583a46c/gettyimages-822557072_optimized_36583a46c.jpg?_i=AA);
        30. background-image: url(https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-913693116_optimized.jpg);
        31. background-image: url(https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1092758432_optimized.jpg);
        32. background-image: url(https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/app/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1168467212_optimized.jpg);
        Deprecated HTML
        There are no deprecated HTML tags on the webpage.