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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 next meeting of the COCA will take place on April 30 – May 1, 2026, and the non-voting agenda will be available two weeks prior.

Any third-party comments must be submitted by March 30, 2026, to [email protected]. View instructions on submitting third-party comments for the future.

The following applications and site visits reports are coming before the COCA at its April 2026 meeting:

  • D’Youville University College of Osteopathic Medicine pre-operational site visit
  • D’Youville University College of Osteopathic Medicine change of location substantive change application
  • Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine Year 1 planned class size increase focused site visit
  • Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine pre-operational site visit
  • Kansas Health Sciences University – Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine comprehensive site visit
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Jacksonville additional location pre-operational site visit
  • Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Orange Park additional location pre-operational site visit
  • Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Year 1 planned class size increase focused site visit
  • Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine Year 1 pre-accreditation site visit
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine South Georgia additional location Year 1 planned class size increase site visit
  • Proposed Indiana University Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine pre-accreditation site visit
  • Proposed Niazee College of Osteopathic Medicine pre-accreditation application
  • Proposed Xavier University College of Osteopathic Medicine pre-accreditation site visit
  • Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine comprehensive site visit
  • Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Year 4 additional location focused site visit
  • Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine change of curriculum substantive change application
  • The Valley College of Osteopathic Medicine pre-operational site visit
  • University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Year 1 planned class size increase focused site visit
  • University of Northern Colorado College of Osteopathic Medicine pre-operational site visit
  • William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine change of curriculum substantive change application

Various progress reports and monitoring reports will also be reviewed.


Future meetings
  • April 30 – May 1, 2026
  • June 12, 2026
  • Aug. 27-28, 2026
  • Dec. 10-11, 2026

Past meetings

Previous 2026 meeting dates

  • Feb. 13, 2026 (executive only)

Previous 2025 meeting dates

  • Dec. 4-5, 2025
  • Oct. 9, 2025
  • Aug. 28-29, 2025
  • June 20, 2025
  • April 16-18, 2025

Final actions

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

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