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 Aug. 28-29, 2025. The non-voting agenda will be available two weeks prior. The open session portion of COCA meetings are 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 August 2025 meeting:

  • William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine comprehensive site visit
  • Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine comprehensive site visit
  • Proposed D’Youville University College of Osteopathic Medicine pre-accreditation status site visit
  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine midcycle report
  • Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine midcycle report
  • Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine midcycle report
  • Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine midcycle report
  • University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine midcycle report
  • Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine progress report: Comprehensive site visit
  • Proposed University of Northern Colorado College of Osteopathic Medicine progress report: Pre-accreditation status application
  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine monitoring report: Year 2 PCSI
  • Proposed The Valley College of Osteopathic Medicine pre-accreditation status application

Any third-party comments must be submitted to [email protected] by July 29, 2025.


Future Meetings

Upcoming 2025 meeting dates

  • Aug. 28-29, 2025
  • Dec. 4-5, 2025

Past meetings

Previous 2025 meeting dates

  • June 20, 2025
  • April 16-18, 2025

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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