This is an interesting article about a program called: Heroes into Health Care: Veterans Entering the Nursing Workforce” by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Like or Health IT certificate programs it too trains veterans to make them employable in the healthcare industry.
http://www.recorder.com/news/fivecollegeareanews/13515713-95/umass-amherst-gets-1m-to-help-veterans-enter-nursing-workforce