At St. Louis Community College, 28 programs are slated to be phased out, according to the state. One program is still being negotiated, and 13 programs were saved.

The college’s Board of Trustees was scheduled to vote on phasing out a host of programs at the Nov. 30 board meeting but decided to hold further discussions.

Among the programs the school is considering eliminating is an associate degree in computer science. School leaders say they want to roll out a new associate of science degree in “STEM” — science, technology, engineering and math — that would be a new option for those students who would have been interested in computer science, while broadening the options in other STEM-focused areas.

Advocates for the computer science program say the college should keep it and update the curriculum to make it more attractive to students at a time when technology jobs are supposed to be in high demand.

Additional programs at the college that could be cut include associate degrees in mass communication, mechanical engineering, civil engineering and art education.

Other schools, particularly four-year universities, aren’t quite ready to share which programs they’re fighting for or considering eliminating.