The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), formally named the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, is a private, non-profit osteopathic medical school in the United States with two campuses: the Virginia Campus (VCOM-VC) located in Blacksburg, Virginia and the Carolinas Campus (VCOM-CC) located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Virginia Campus is located in the Corporate Research Center of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The school is one of 29 colleges of osteopathic medicine in the country, one of four located in the Appalachian Region, and grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. On June 2, 2007, VCOM graduated its first class of 139 students.
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