Does a (ISC)2 certification count towards SANS renewal credits.

My GREM is needs to be renewed in Jan, 2021, but my companies training budget has been cut, it's unlikely I'll be able to take another SANS course to meet the CPE renewal requirements. Work experience only gets me 12 CPE's, It's unlikely to be any security conventions this year due to Covid, Now it does mention other certifications, like a CISSP, but it says "Other accredited professional training or certification", but it wants the number of credit hours, so it leads me to believe that classroom training hours are required, just getting books, studying my butt off and passing the CISSP certification, but not classroom training hours. I want to make sure obtaining an CISSP is going to give get me the CPE's I need before going though the effort required. While the CISSP is valuable certification to obtain on it's own, it's so much sweeter if it helps maintain a good standing with my other existing certifications.
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Plenty of free options if you properly research and plan out your renewals. Example: Work experience + Free SANS Virtual Summits + Free NetWars CyberRange
2020: GCIP | GCIA
2021: GRID | GDSA | Pentest+
2022: GMON | GDAT
2023: GREM | GCWN | GSE
WGU BS IT-NA | SANS Grad Cert: PT&EH | SANS Grad Cert: ICS Security | SANS Grad Cert: Cyber Defense Ops
Alternatively, there is a lot of webcast from SANS, so getting your 18 CPE for you 2 certs is easily doable.
The Work-Experience could easily get you 12 CPE,
Also, there is a "Cyber Ranges/Activities" category, and I am reached out to them how I could submit some TryHackMe or Hackthebox hours as CPE. IMHO, those hours are as pertinent as most webcast specially as a GPEN.
GIAC certs are "harder" to renew with their max per category unless you take a SANS class (expensive option to renew)