The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), is a private, non-profit osteopathic medical school with two campuses: the Virginia Campus (VCOM-VC) located in Blacksburg, Virginia and the Carolinas Campus (VCOM-CC) located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Spartanburg Campus is located in the heart of downtown Spartanburg and participates in the College Town Consortium with five other local colleges. The school is one of 26 colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States, and one of four located in the Appalachian Region.