In today's generation, a gadget becomes an indispensable companion that becomes our means in achieving the goal. This study determined the use and effects of social media to the values of tertiary school students, which can be used as a basis for the development of an educational program. A descriptive approach was used wherein the respondents were 80 students of Cagayan State University. A questionnaire was used as a guide which covers the demographic profile, favorite networking sites, effects, and benefits they obtain from using social media. In general, it is found that the benefits and effects of social media are significantly related to the values of young adults. Facebook/Messenger, Twitter, and Instagram are the top three social media sites used by the students. Majority of the student respondents strongly agreed that their day is not complete if they do not open their social media accounts, but overall social media has an excellent effect on the students. In terms of benefits they get from social media, it garnered a 4.252 over-all mean, which implies that most of the respondents obtain excellent benefits from using social media. As to the values of young adults, there is a significant impact on the students, especially in academic purposes and real-life lessons. It is therefore recommended that students should be introduced to sites that can add values to their academic work and research.