Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation COCA Meetings

COCA Meetings

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Upcoming and past COCA meetings

COCA reviews site visit reports, change requests and other items pertaining to the accreditation of osteopathic medical schools.

The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accreditor of colleges of osteopathic medicine. COCA members meet periodically to review site visit reports, change requests and other items pertaining to the accreditation of osteopathic medical schools.

The following reviews took place at the April 11-12, 2024, meeting:

  • A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic in Arizona – Substantive Change, Change in Curriculum Application
  • Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine – Comprehensive Site Visit
  • Baptist Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Pre-Operational Site Visit
  • Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine – Comprehensive Site Visit
  • Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine – Year 2 Planned Class Size Increase Monitoring Report
  • Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine – Florida Campus Pre-operational Site Visit
  • Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine – Comprehensive Site Visit
  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Year 1 Planned Class Size Increase Focused Site Visit
  • Duquesne College of Osteopathic Medicine – Pre-Operational Site Visit
  • Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Progress Report
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine – Part II Additional Location Application
  • Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Knoxville Campus – Planned Class Size Increase Application
  • Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine – Part II Additional Location Application
  • Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Comprehensive Site Visit
  • Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine – Progress Report
  • Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine – Pre-Operational Site Visit
  • Proposed Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine – Candidate Status Application
  • Proposed Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine – Pre-Accreditation Status Application
  • Proposed D’Youville University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Pre-Accreditation Application
  • Rocky Vista University Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine – Year 1 Focused Site Visit
  • Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Year 1 Additional Location Monitoring Site Visit

The open session portion of the meeting was open to the public and was broadcast in a livestream webinar format via Zoom. Executive sessions were closed to the public.

The COCA will accept third-party comments on any of these reviews until May 14, 2024. View instructions on how to provide third party comments.


Future Meetings

Upcoming 2024 meeting dates

  • June 21, 2024
  • Aug. 29-30, 2024
  • Dec. 5-6, 2024

Past meetings

Previous 2024 meeting dates

  • April 11-12, 2024

Final Actions

View all final actions taken by the commission at past meetings dating back to 2011.

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