Student burnout is a concept born out of the occupational syndrome of working adults. In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and shift of learning from face-to-face to online, people have experienced mental health issues in terms of burnout, especially among college students. With no mental health program in place in many higher education institutions, there is a need to find out students' burnout risks and status. The study aims to determine Filipino college students' burnout risks in a University in Northern Luzon during the COVID-19 pandemic. The descriptive research method and evaluative design was used to find out the burnout risks of the college students through the use of a self-assessment instrument. A modified survey questionnaire from the American Public Welfare Association to determine the burnout risks of the 245 student participants was utilized in this study. Results showed that the participants have moderate to high risks for burnout, especially the female students. These students already need interventional measures to combat their present mental health problems. Thus, it is recommended that the institution should create a mental health program that would cater to the needs of the students suffering from mental health problems.  Also, future researchers be done on burnout that studies the different student constructs of burnout to formulate a more comprehensive mental health program specifically designed for students.

Keywords: Burnout, Mental health, Occupational syndrome, Higher education,Working adults