RAYMOND – Seventeen Hinds Community College students were named to the 2021 All-Mississippi Community College Academic Team and recognized April 8 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus.

The All-Mississippi Academic Team, begun in 1994 as the first state-level academic recognition program for community and junior college students, recognizes the scholarly achievements and leadership accomplishments of students enrolled in community and junior colleges across the state. Team members were selected following several rounds of judging from education officials, business leaders from across the United States and a distinguished panel of representatives from federal agencies and national education associations based in Washington D.C.