Principal (academia)

The principal is the

At collegiate universities, the title of principal is used for the head of college at many colleges. These include:

• The heads of
  Cambridge University
  .
• The heads of almost all of the
  Hatfield College
  ).
• The heads of all colleges at Lancaster University.^[6]
• The heads of
  Central School of Speech and Drama at the University of London
  .
• The heads of
  Oxford University.^[7]
• The heads of Constantine College, Derwent College, Langwith College, Vanbraugh College, and Wentworth College at the University of York.

Scotland

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United States

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In 1999, there were about 133,000 principals and assistant principals in the United States.[8] In the early decades of public education,^{[clarification needed]} the full title was "principal teacher", which accounts for the present-day title having an adjectival form, essentially being a shortened version of the original full title. Yet the terms head(master/mistress) and head of school are still used in older schools, such as in Louisiana and some southern small towns. School principals in the United States are sometimes required to have school administrator licensing, and often, a master's degree in educational administration.^[9][10]

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