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• 'The Ultimate Scholarship' — Free Tuition...for Life?

  

  A university in the United Kingdom is having a competition where one person will win a "free tutition for life."

• New Careers After 40

  

  CNBC.com spoke with experts in tech, human resources, and finance to determine which professions are best for workers over 40.

• Occupy Wall Street Protesters Demand Student Loan Relief

  

  It may be hard to pin down exactly what the Occupy Wall Street protesters want, but one of the sources of their frustration seems clear. Many of the demonstrators are drowning in student debt.

• Innovation on Campus: Changing the DNA of Higher Education

  

  Real innovation isn’t common in higher education, especially at the most prestigious schools.

• ‘The Education of Millionaires’ - Lessons From College Dropouts: New Book

  

  "Our national dialogue is finally starting to allow space for questioning some of these once-sacrosanct myths about higher education," the author writes adding, "People are looking for alternatives. Cheaper, faster, quicker alternatives, which don’t require debt, or time off from careers."

• Steve Olsher: College Is The Single Worst Investment A Parent Can Make

  

  For decades, we have often heard that the journey to career success requires a college degree. While we all want the best for our children, as parents, it is imperative that we pause to examine the educational myth that permeates society and choose whether or not to perpetuate this mentality.

• Colleges With CEO Alumni

  

  CNBC.com looked at the top ten colleges and discovered which CEOs spent time there as underclassmen. Check out what we found.

• What $1 Million Buys You

  

  $1 million isn’t what it used to be, in part because a lot of people don’t know how far it can go, and the amount of time and effort that it would take to spend it.

• What's An Online MBA Degree Really Worth?

  

  Call it the Cadillac of online MBA degrees.

• Investor Funds College Alternative To Revive Tech Sector

  

  If you give an 18-year-old $100,000 not to go to college, will you create the next Mark Zuckerberg? That's what venture capitalist and technology entrepreneur Peter Thiel wants to do with the "20 Under 20" project funded by his foundation.

• Are You a World Traveler?

  

  Show us how much you know about the travel industry.

• Financing Your Child's Tuition 

  

  With graduation around the corner, Mark Vandevelde, of Hefty Wealth Partners, shares three investment vehicles to help pay for your child's college.

• The Cost of Life's Big Events

  

  How much do you know about the financial cost of life changing events?

• College Planning Partner Story