The study determined the immediate needs of the college students in being successful in their chosen careers which led to designing a career development program for the University. The study which employed a qualitative survey design, was conducted in the University of Eastern Philippines Main Campus among 682 college students proportionally sampled through Slovin’s formula from students in all year levels and colleges. the study utilized an open-ended questionnaire. In analyzing the responses to the open-ended questionnaire, similar ideas were grouped into categories, and further into themes. Statistical tools utilized in the study are frequency counts and ranking. The needs identified by students are organized and categorized into seven themes: need for facilities and learning materials, need for personal values, need for financial assistance, need for family and peer support, need for knowledge and skills enhancement, need for teachers and needs along the teaching- learning process. Though ranked differently among the year levels, the top three needs of the students are needs along personal values, facilities and learning materials, and financial assistance. The needs were used as inputs for a career development program.