Hillside High School -   1965-68   Football and Track Star

 North Carolina  A&T  State University -   BS -  Education

     Member of NC A&T SU  -  Co-Black National  Champion 1968-1969 football  team  

North Carolina Central University -  MA  -  Counselor  Education

Defensive Back Coach for NCCU 1973 MEAC Championship Team 

North Carolina Central University - ED.S - Administration

 Chapel Hill High School - 1978-80 – Coach

 South Carolina State University  -  Defensive Back Coach

South Carolina State University@ Greenville campus - Ed.D. - Educational Leadership 

 Elloree High school, Orangeburg, SC – Principal – 1992-96

Director of Middle and Secondary Education School District of Newberry County 1996 -2000

Executive Director Student Services  for  Newberry County  Schools

Publications   :   “Stopping  the  High  percentage Pass” in  1975

                       “Preparing for The Internal Audit Economic Education Development Act” - 2007                                                        

                       “ Quick Reference  Crisis Preparedness Poster “  -  2009

Dr. Suggs recently submitted to the South Carolina State Department of Education a Crisis Preparedness Quick Reference Poster, to be used for leadership training for administrators throughout the state of South Carolina. The poster will be used state wide in all public school classrooms grades k-12. 

Earlier in his career, Dr. Suggs partnered with the Triumph College Admissions Program Inc and established the SAT Camp in 1996 that utilize computer instructional programs to improve students scores on the college entrance examinations. The program is used to this day.

Dr. Suggs is a frequent contributor to the Palmetto Administrators magazine. He has had 2 published articles to his credit.