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 on Aug. 27-28, 2026, and will include an open meeting portion.

Any third-party comments must be submitted by Monday, July 27, 2026, to [email protected].

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

  • TBA

Future meetings
  • Dec. 10-11, 2026

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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