How it works
Guidance you can trace to a source.
Ovana keeps the conversation clean and puts the evidence under the microscope. Small chips appear only on consequential claims, so you always know how something was checked — and what still needs confirming.
- Tell Ovana your situation. Your goal, current credential, location, timeline, and constraints — in plain language, in any language. No account needed to start.
- Get the next safest move. Ovana maps your pathway, builds a shortlist of real programs, and flags the risks before they cost you time or money.
- See the provenance. Consequential claims carry a chip: Pathway Verify Source Confirmed Official review. Click any chip to see the source and the date it was checked.
- Verify what matters. When a decision hinges on a fact — a school's approval status, a deadline, a credential, a cost, an SEVP/visa step, or a licensure requirement — ask for a structured review and get an authoritative record with its source and date.
What's always free
Exploring pathways, building a shortlist, and — most importantly — the risk flags that protect you from costly mistakes. Warnings are never paywalled.
What you pay for
A deeper, source-backed structured review of specific programs. You always see the cost and a spending cap before you confirm, and any check that can't be completed is refunded. See the pricing page for details.
Where the facts come from
Program and institution data is built on federal and state sources — the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS directory, accreditation records, and state board program lists — resolved to the specific campus. Ovana certifies the provenance of what a source says, program by program. See data credits and how we treat verification.
What Ovana is not
Ovana shows you what a source says and when it was checked. It is not an official school, licensing board, DSO, or legal determination, and it does not guarantee outcomes. Confirm consequential decisions with the official body. See the disclaimer.