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https://cic.edu· First analyzed 20 May 2026· Updated 20 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Kinsta
cloudflare.com

IP Address

162.159.134.42

Site Location

🇨🇦 Canadavia ip

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

ns-847.awsdns-41.net.ns-1320.awsdns-37.org.ns-1666.awsdns-16.co.uk.ns-54.awsdns-06.com.

Performance

98

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
914 ms10%
Speed Index
1.2 s10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
478 KB
43 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadWebPResponsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
WordPress
cms
rd-themeCustom

Technology Stack

11 Technologies Detected

Plugins

4
Filebird Document LibraryAdvanced Accordion BlockPerfmatters
Yoast SEO

Frameworks

1
React

Libraries

1
jQueryv3.7.1

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Analytics

1
Google Analytics

Tag Managers

1
Google Tag Manager

CDN

1
Cloudflare

SEO Analysis

B79/100
23
4
2
Meta Tags7/15
Content11/12
Headings8/8
Technical24/25
E-E-A-T2/7
Images3/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social4/5
Freshness4/4
Mobile3/4
Indexability3/3
C
cic.educic.edu

The Council of Independent Colleges – Advancing Independent Higher ...

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of more than 700 nonprofit independent colleges and universities, state-based councils of indepen...

Title truncated. Description truncated.
Title Length95 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~564px / 580px)

Description Length394 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (2)

  • • Title is too long (95 chars, ~564px). Will be truncated in search results.
  • • Most images missing alt text (10/17) — critical for accessibility and SEO

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

20 URLs

20 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

12 rules

Sitemap reference found

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

25/100
Needs Work
7 10

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AI & LLM Readiness

C61/100
Bot Access
20/25
Machine Read.
15/25
Schema Data
8/25
Citation
18/25

AI Bot Access

14/14 accessible
AI Search
OAI-SearchBot
PerplexityBot
Claude-SearchBot
Gemini-Deep-Research
DuckAssistBot
Training
GPTBot
ClaudeBot
Google-Extended
Meta-ExternalAgent
Bytespiderinfo
Amazonbot
Applebot-Extended
CCBotinfo
Fetch
ChatGPT-User

Machine Readability

llms.txtinvalid
llms-full.txt
Semantic HTML
Heading Hierarchy
nav
Text ratio:7%
Words:1,356
Token eff.:Optimal
Sections/1K:15.5
Depth:1/5

Structured Data

4 JSON-LD
Organization×1.1WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction
sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary23w
Descriptive Headingsavg 4.6w
Canonical URL
Open Graph3/3
Twitter Card2/3
Language Tag
Publish Date
Author Info
Lists
Tables
TL;DR / Summary
About Page Link
Recommendations (8)
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Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 Compliance

Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.
A
82/100
14
Passed
1
Critical
2
Warnings
Images & Alt Text
20/20
Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
Semantic Structure
17/20
Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
Forms & Inputs
10/15
Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
Color & Contrast
15/15
Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.
Keyboard & Focus
15/15
Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
ARIA & Roles
5/15
Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.
1 recommendation
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Carbon Footprint

SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.
77/100
A
48 mg
CO₂e / view
477.7 KB
Page Weight
90%
Cleaner Than
New Visitor
55 mg
vs
Returning (cached)
28 mg
Annual (10K/mo)
5.8 kg
Emission Segments
Data Center
2 mg
Network
14 mg
Device
32 mg
Resource Breakdown
JavaScript
136.1 KB
Images
162.8 KB
CSS
157.8 KB
HTML
21.0 KB
Green Hosting Verified
Something Familiar
GWF Verified
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A+

Security Score

91%Excellent
Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

36d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Google Trust Services

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

ECDSA with SHA-256

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

28.03.2026

Valid Until

26.06.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

cic.edu*.cic.edu

SHA-256 Fingerprint

BC:27:83:33:B2:06:44:C4:01:89:10:4B:F2:D6:6F:E1:44:38:91:B7...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc
h3=":443"; ma=86400
cf-cache-status
DYNAMIC
cf-ray🇺🇸 Dallas
9fee0758ebc617fb-DFW
content-encoding
⚡ Brotli(br)
content-security-policy
default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsaf...
content-type
text/html; charset=UTF-8
Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Microsoft 365

Score

100

SPF
DKIM
DMARC

DMARC Policy

Reject (Strictest)

MX Records (1)

cic-edu.mail.protection.outlook.com

Domain Information

cic.edu

DNSSEC
Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

GDPR Indicators

Privacy policy page linked

Mobile Compatibility

Viewport & Responsive Test

Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.
B
79/100
Mobile Friendly5 breakpoints
Viewport Meta
The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.
Responsive Design
Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.
Touch Icons
Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.
Readable Font Size
Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.
Relative Units
Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.
No H-Scroll Risk
No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.
Tap Targets OK
Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.
No Fixed Widths
No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.
Viewport
width=device-width, initial-scale=1
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Typography & Readability

Crimson Pro + Source Sans Pro

WCAG Partial
70/100
Readability
/30
21/30

18px · LH 1.33

Hierarchy
/20
16/20

3.33x ratio · ✓ H1→H6

WCAG
/25
15/25

2.88:1 min contrast

Performance
/25
18/25

2 fonts · 4 req

Heading Font

Crimson Pro

Serif60px

Body Font

Source Sans Pro

Sans18px

Contrast Ratio

2.88:1

2 issues

Reading Comfort

~33 CPL

Narrow lines
60px
h1
45px
h2
23px
h3
18px
p

✅ Excellent readability: 18px body text is ideal for all devices.

⚠️ Tight line spacing (1.33). Increase to 1.4–1.6 for better readability.

❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 22/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 2 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 2.9:1).

✅ Perfect heading hierarchy: Sequential h1→h2→h3 with single H1 — ideal for SEO & accessibility.

✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 3.3x larger than body text.

Buy on MyFontsFlesch 23

Color Palette

10 unique colors
11.69:1 AAA Light
#ffffff
Background· 17.900000000000002%
#38383b
Other· 6.3%
#0e171f
Secondary· 30.8%
#415561
Secondary· 9.8%
#07245d
Primary· 7.7%
#081f3d
Accent· 7.7%
#20252a
Secondary· 7%
#194c62
Accent· 6.5%

Business & Marketing Stack

2 Tools Detected

Growing

Behavior Analytics

2
Google Tag ManagerFree
Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

1

Categories

2

Total Tools

0

Enterprise

0

Mid-Market

Assessment: Growing marketing technology adoption

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Scripts & Styles

20 Resources

14
Scripts
6
Styles
1
Async
12
Defer

Top Script Sources

cic.edu(13)kit.fontawesome.com(1)

Website Identity

Council of Independent Colleges

Council of Independent Colleges

Organization

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of more than 700 nonprofit independent colleges and universities, state-based councils of independent colleges, and other higher education affiliates, that works to support college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence

cic@cic.edu
cic.edu/
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Last analyzed: 20 May 2026 at 20:18

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