Georgian College sets a master class in site speed

Georgian College achieved a perfect PageSpeed score with WP Engine’s headless WordPress platform.

  • 100

    PageSpeed Insights performance score

  • 0.7s

    Speed Index

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Client ProfileA college sets a new bar for site speed

Client Site
georgiancollege.ca (opens in a new tab)
Industry
Education

Georgian College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology established in Ontario, Canada in 1967. The college currently offers more than 130 full-time programs, including certificates, diplomas, degrees, apprenticeships, and graduate programs, across seven campuses.

Georgian College wanted a website that reflected the same speed and performance standards it holds its academic programs to.

  • The ChallengeSite speed worthy of the sector

    To gain an edge in the highly competitive post-secondary education sector, Georgian College needed to improve website performance and SEO, reduce build times, and maintain content autonomy.

  • The SolutionHeadless WordPress, built for speed

    Georgian College adopted WP Engine’s headless WordPress platform, achieving sub-second page speeds across more than 1,800 URLs. 

    Alongside georgiancollege.ca, the college also relaunched georgiancollege.live, an engaging digital experience that provides prospective students with access to a virtual open house.

ResultsGood Core Web Vitals, site-wide

More than 1,800 URLs across Georgian College’s site now achieve “Good” Core Web Vitals scores, with sub-second load times throughout — a scale of consistent performance that’s unusual for a site this large. The site achieved a perfect PageSpeed Insights Performance Score of 100, and a speed index of 0.7 seconds. 

  • 1,800+

    URLs with “Good” Core Web Vitals scores

  • 0ms

    Total Blocking Time

In the world of higher education, driving awareness and meeting prospect expectations online is a top priority. By leveraging WP Engine’s framework for headless WordPress, we’re able to achieve a level of speed and performance that puts GeorgianCollege.ca at the head of the class.

Melissa Gibson Manager, Digital Marketing, Georgian College

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