Any resource or books to build education-based CRM system?

Hello. I have installed SuiteCRM—it looks awesome! I tried it out a bit and understand how it works a bit better. I see a lot of sales, marketing, and business information from the User’s Guide. However, I am at an impasse. I need resources on building SuiteCRM into an education-based CRM from scratch by modifying the sales-based look, but where do I first start? I saw SuiteCRM Education webpages – AWESOME!!! But I don’t want to pay for their services to build my education-based CRM. I hope you can provide or direct me to the best resources for creating this awesome SuiteCRM into education-based CRM.