College of Osteopathic Medicine Accreditation
State Charters
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is
chartered by the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Commission for
Independent Education of the Florida Department of Education.
AOA
Accreditation
The College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American
Osteopathic Association, Bureau of Education, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
(COCA).
Middle States Accreditation
LECOM is accredited by
the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624
Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) The Middle States Commission on Higher
Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and
the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Council for Higher Education
Accreditation…Accreditation Serving the Public Interest
LECOM is a member of CHEA,
a national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through
accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and
recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.
