b'Participant Pursuits Trending Upward57 Perhaps as a result of the pandemic, participation in the Continuing Education Certi\x1fcates Employee Education Program 9 increased in FY-20, with a total of 364 participants attending 41 different institutions. The Associates number of degrees pursued 105 by INL employees increased at all levels, with a particular Bachelors emphasis on new graduate degrees. This included an 80 127 percent increase in associate degrees (from five to nine), Masters a three percent increase in 60 bachelors degrees (from 102 to 105), a 13 percent increase in masters degrees (from Doctorates 112 to 127), and a 62 percent increase in doctoral pursuits (from 37 to 60). INL anticipates Degrees Obtained in 2020 continued growth in the 1 Employee Education Program.Associates12Bachelors28Masters 4Doctorates2020 Annual Report 24'