Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Former names
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Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Private Osteopathic Medical School |
| Established | 2001 |
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Parent institution
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Virginia Tech and Auburn University |
| President | Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP |
| Students | 1652 |
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Main Campus Blacksburg, VA; Spartanburg, SC; Auburn, AL, U.S. 37°11′56″N 80°24′22″W / 37.1989°N 80.4060°WCoordinates: 37°11′56″N 80°24′22″W / 37.1989°N 80.4060°W |
| Accreditation | COCA, SCHEV, SCCH, ADPE |
| Colors | Chicago maroon and burnt orange |
| Website | www |
 Location in Shenandoah Valley
Location in Shenandoah Valley
Location in Shenandoah Valley
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The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is a private, non-profit osteopathic medical school located on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia (VCOM-Virginia), with two branch campuses located in Spartanburg, South Carolina (VCOM-Carolinas) and Auburn, Alabama (VCOM-Auburn). Founded in 2002, VCOM graduated its first class of 139 students in June 2007.
VCOM is one of a growing number of osteopathic medical schools in the United States, which grant the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, and one of four located in the Appalachian Region. VCOM is fully accredited by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.
The school was founded in 2002, when Virginia Tech and the Harvey W. Peters Research Foundation worked together to start up a new private school of osteopathic medicine called the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). In June 2007, VCOM graduated its inaugural class of 139 students. The college was originally named the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, which was later shortened to its present name.
VCOM is incorporated as a private, non-profit institution and has a collaborative agreement with Virginia Tech for education, research, and student activities.
In 2010 the school founded its second campus in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with classes starting in September 2011.
In 2012 the school announced plans to establish a third campus in collaboration with Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, with classes starting in the fall of 2015.
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