What a college department website needs to do
Colleges are large, so small projects usually mean a department, program or office site. Describe requirements, outcomes in plain terms, deadlines and who to contact, and keep it easy to scan.
Institutions often require approvals, accessibility reviews and system integrations. We scope small program sites and tell you honestly when a project needs a bigger process than a quick build.
People searching for a college department usually decide in seconds. Your site should answer the questions below before they have to ask.
Explore programs
Requirements
See deadlines
Dates
Request information
Short form
Contact an advisor
Names and email
Timing matters. Application deadlines and registration drive spring and fall traffic.
The pages a college department website needs
A college department site does not need dozens of pages. It needs the right few, each doing one job:
- ✓Home with program highlights
- ✓Programs
- ✓Admissions steps
- ✓Faculty and staff
- ✓Contact
Need a page for every service or town you cover? The larger packages give you room to grow.
Mistakes we see on college department websites
- ✓Acronyms without meaning
- ✓No deadline list
- ✓Buried contact
Getting found: SEO basics for a college department
- ✓Name the program and level — "nursing associate degree in your town"
- ✓Program pages
- ✓FAQ — cost and timing questions
Cheap Cheap Websites sets up the essentials on every build, and Monthly SEO adds new pages every month when you are ready.
Sample sites that could be yours
These are real samples we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words.
What a college department website costs
Most public colleges fit Business Extra: $1,500 one-time for up to 50 pages, because they need a home page, a programs page, an admissions page, a staff page and a contact form. Websites are priced one-time, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
What we ask a college department for
We will ask for your programs, requirements, deadlines, contacts and any institutional guidelines.
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
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