Accreditation

The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), which is authorized to accredit colleges of osteopathic medicine by the U.S. Department of Education. Ohio University is accredited by the Higher Leaning Commission, which is one of six regional accreditors in the United States. It accredits degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions in 19 states in the north central region.

Official correspondence to COCA should be addressed to the Secretary of the COCA at the address below.

Jed Brinton, JD
Secretary, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
142 E. Ontario St.
jbrinton@osteopathic.org

You may contact COCA at:
Telephone: 312.202.8124
predoc@osteopathic.org

COCA website

The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is compliant with all standards associated with all COCA accreditation standards. To learn more about board passage rates, student debt and loan default rates, the number of Heritage College graduates successfully matching to a resident program, and alumni data; please visit the Heritage College Office of Institutional Assessment and Accreditation at: https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/about/offices/assessment-and-accreditation/