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Columbus Technical College

928 Manchester Expy, Columbus, GA 31904, USA(706) 649-1800www.columbustech.eduView on Google Maps →
7.1/10 overall scoreGood
3.6

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

7.1/10

Category Rank

of 111 in Education · Top 25%

#25

Subcategory Rank

of 10 in College / University · Top 50%

#5

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 50%

#1535

Online Presence

Fair

4.7/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
17/100
Desktop Score
32/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

no HTTPS; poor mobile score 17; poor desktop score 32; very slow LCP 26609ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #5 to #1 in College / University.
  • Earning ~68 more 5★ reviews would push you into the top 3 of College / University.

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Rank in College / University

#5of 10Top 50%
1
8.2
Auburn University
2
7.9
Columbus State University
3
7.5
Miller-Motte College
4
7.3
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
5
7.1
Columbus Technical College
6
6.9
Georgia Military College
7
6.7
Troy University Phenix City Campus
8
6.6
Mercer University School of Medicine
Category average: 7.1/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (26.6s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. Google CrUX

+50%

Grow reviews from 98 to 100+

Listings with 100+ reviews see roughly 50% higher click-through from local search results vs. sub-50-review listings. BrightLocal 2024

↑ rank

Switch to HTTPS

Google deprioritizes HTTP sites in search rankings, and modern browsers flag them "Not Secure" — visitors leave on sight. Google Webmaster

+83

Lift mobile performance (17/100 → 90+)

60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. Think with Google

+9%

Lift average rating to 4.0+ (currently 3.6)

A 1-star increase in Yelp/Google rating correlates with 5–9% higher revenue for local businesses. Harvard Business Review

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

Issues Found

  • Not using HTTPS — Google penalizes this
  • Mobile performance is poor (17/100)
  • Desktop speed needs improvement (32/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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