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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 Dec. 10-11, 2026, and the non-voting agenda will be available two weeks prior. A link to register for the open session at the December meeting will be available soon.

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

  • D’Youville University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Burrell College School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Niazee College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Georgia Campus-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Proposed University of Dubuque College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Proposed Larkin College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Benedictine School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • D’Youville University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Any third-party comments must be submitted by Nov. 10, 2026, to [email protected]. View instructions.


Future meetings
  • Dec. 10-11, 2026
  • April 29-30, 2027

Past meetings

Previous 2026 meeting dates

  • Aug. 27-28, 2026
  • June 12, 2026
  • April 30 – May 1, 2026
  • 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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