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Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation COCA Meetings

COCA Meetings

Leading the way

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 next meeting of the COCA will take place April 16-18, 2025. The non-voting agenda for open session will be available soon. The open session portion of the meeting will be open to the public and broadcast in a livestream webinar format via Zoom. Executive sessions are closed to the public.

The following site visits and reports are coming before the COCA at its April 2025 meeting:

  • Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Comprehensive Site Visit
  • Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Comprehensive Site Visit
  • Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine Comprehensive Site Visit
  • Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine – Melbourne Focused Site Visit: Year 1 Additional Location
  • Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine Year 1 Pre-Accreditation Site Visit
  • Baptist Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine Year 1 Pre-Accreditation Site Visit
  • Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine Year 1 Pre-Accreditation Site Visit
  • University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Pre-Operational (Change in Location) Site Visit
  • Proposed Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School Pre-Accreditation Site Visit
  • Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine – CA Focused Site Visit: Year 1 PCSI
  • Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine Pre-Operational Site Visit
  • Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Year 3 Additional Location/PCSI Report
  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Year 2 PCSI Monitoring Report
  • Rocky Vista University – Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine 2 Branch Campus Monitoring Report
  • Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Monitoring PCSI Application Report
  • Proposed University of Northern Colorado College of Osteopathic Medicine Pre-Accreditation Application Report
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Part III Additional Location Report
  • D’Youville College of Osteopathic Medicine Progress Report: Re-Accreditation Application
  • Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine Monitoring MCR Report
  • Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine Monitoring PCSI Application Report
  • Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Year 2 Additional Location Monitoring Report

Any third party comments must be submitted to [email protected] by March 17, 2025. View instructions on how to provide third party comments.


Future Meetings

Upcoming 2025 meeting dates

  • April 16-18, 2025
  • June 20, 2025
  • Aug. 28-29, 2025
  • Dec. 4-5, 2025

Past meetings

Previous 2024 meeting dates

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