Hinds Community College has made the list of top 100 degree-producing community colleges in the U.S.

Hinds ranked 87th nationally for all two-year certificates for all disciplines and was the only one of Mississippi’s 15 community colleges to make the list, compiled by Community College Week magazine.

Community College Week said that “overall associate degree production in 2012-2013 declined slightly from a year before. Many prominent community colleges have seen their degree production decline as the economy has recovered.” The decline is sharper at for-profit colleges, the newspaper notes.

In a statement, the Raymond-based community college noted it is “bucking the overall national trend” of declining enrollment, reporting a 7 percent increase in degrees and certificates awarded compared to previous years. Broken out, Hinds churned out 2,704 graduates in 2014.

The magazine’s top producer, the University of Phoenix’s online campus, reported 25,820 associate degrees. At No. 2 on the list and the top bricks-and-mortar campus, Miami-Dade College, 20,425 earned the two-year certificates.

Those increases can be attributed to policy changes and emphasis on program completion that have had a positive impact on graduation and completion rates, said Louanne Langston, director of Student Success and chair of Hinds Community College’s Graduation Task Force. The task force and honors group Phi Theta Kappa promoted graduation through a “Commit to Complete” pledge campaign.

Hinds also ranked 12th in the country for the number of associate degrees awarded to African American students, a seven percent increase over 2011-2012. Hinds ranked 62nd when all minorities are considered, an eight percent increase; Hinds was the only Mississippi college to make the Top 100 in this category.