COA or CoA may refer to:

Organizations

* Andorran Olympic Committee (Catalan: ''Comitè Olímpic Andorrà'') * Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: ''Comité Olímpico Argentino'') *

Aruban Olympic Committee The Aruban Olympic Committee ( pap, Comité Olímpico Arubano) was established in 1985 after Aruba separated from the Netherlands Antilles. Previously, Aruba was represented by the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC). It received recogn ...

(Papiamento: ''Comité Olímpico Arubano'') * Canadian Osteopathic Association, a professional association of osteopathic physicians in Canada * Chicago Options Associates, an American company that specializes in trading options and futures contracts *

Clowns of America International Clowns of America International Inc., (COAI) is a Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million resi ...

, an American organization that represents clowns * Council on Accreditation wwww.COANet.org *

Council of Agriculture The Council of Agriculture (COA, ) is the official government body in the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the Executive Yuan in charged with overseeing affairs related to agriculture, forestry, fishery, animal husbandry and food affairs. CAO is a ...

, agriculture-related institution in Taiwan * Council of Architecture, an Indian governmental organization that registers architects in the country *

Community Oncology Alliance The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that advocates for patients with cancer and their providers in the independent, community oncology setting. There are more than 6,500 providers at 950 communit ...

, an American non-profit that advocates for independent, community oncology providers and patients. *

Continental Airlines Continental Airlines, simply known as Continental, was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers. Continental started o ...

, by ICAO airline code * Customs Officers' Association of New Zealand, a trade union * COA Ontario, an association representing condominium owners in Canada * Commission on Audit (Philippines), government agency ** Commission on audit, another name for supreme audit institutions

Colleges

* College of Alameda, a college in Alameda, California * College of The Albemarle, a college in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, US * College of the Atlantic, a college in Bar Harbor, Maine, US

Law and business

* Certificate of authenticity, a document demonstrating that an item is as claimed *

Chart of accounts A chart of accounts (COA) is a list of financial accounts set up, usually by an accountant, for an organization, and available for use by the bookkeeper for recording transactions in the organization's general ledger. Accounts may be added t ...

, a categorized list of accounts used by a business * Charter Ownership Agreement, the right to purchase season tickets to a particular seat at a stadium * Court of Appeal (England and Wales), a court that reviews the decisions reached by lower courts

Science, medicine and technology

* Care-of address, a temporary IP address assigned to a mobile internet device * Certificate of analysis, a document certifying the identification and purity of a chemical a drug; see

Drug reference standard A drug reference standard or pharmaceutical reference standard is a highly characterized material suitable to test the identity, strength, quality and purity of substances for pharmaceutical use and medicinal products. Pharmacopoeial reference s ...

* Certified Ophthalmic Assistant, entry level assistant as certified by

Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology The International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO) is an American nonprofit professional association for Allied Ophthalmic Personnel (AOP). Founded in 1969, the IJCAHPO provides certification and educati ...

(IJCAHPO) * Change of Authorization, a designation for RADIUS codes * Ciphertext-only attack, where an attacker only has encrypted data to use in deciphering text * Collaboration-oriented architecture, a type of computer system designed to help companies work with outside organizations *

Coarctation of the aorta Coarctation of the aorta (CoA or CoAo), also called aortic narrowing, is a congenital condition whereby the aorta is narrow, usually in the area where the ductus arteriosus (ligamentum arteriosum after regression) inserts. The word ''coarctation' ...

, a congenital condition whereby a section of the aorta is narrowed *

Coenzyme A Coenzyme A (CoA, SHCoA, CoASH) is a coenzyme, notable for its role in the synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids, and the oxidation of pyruvate in the citric acid cycle. All genomes sequenced to date encode enzymes that use coenzyme A as a subs ...

, a coenzyme used in processing fatty acids and citric acid

Other uses

* Certificate of Authorization, used within the Federal Aviation Administration *

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

, (ISO 3166 code MX-COA), a state in Mexico * Coat of Arms, a unique heraldic design used to cover armor and identify its wearer * Community Organization Award (COA), Boy Scouts of America * Course of Action, in the Military Decision Making Process

Organizations

Colleges

Law and business

Science, medicine and technology

Other uses

See also