Trig will probably help you understand some metalworking issues.
But doesn't the college have requirements? The one I attended
didn't give credit for Algebra, though they required the class
if you didn't qualify for the higher level courses initially.

mj wrote:
I need to take a college level math course for a Bachelors degree that
I am working on. The school does not care what it is as long as it is
college level. So...what should I take that would be useful for my
little hobby machine shop? Geometry? Trigonometry? I was going to take
a Algebra class since I sort of know that already, but I thought I
would get opinions from the group first. I've never worked with
geometry or trig before (or at least that I know of), so give me an
idea what I would need them for.