Original post by BlorcynWell, it's not Durham City but you can get there pretty easily, and to be honest I find a lot of the city colleges can be quite pretentious. There can be snobbery to QC students but as a medic, if you're inclined, you can whip that out and so it's not a problem for us like other courses here.
On the campus itself, off the top of my head, I think we do biomed, psychology, business courses, anthropology and medicine. Because of that, and with Phase 1 being only two years, there isn't quite the medic cliquishness that I believe you find at universities without our unique situation.
The college is a big influence when you live in halls and, like most collegiate universities, really makes you feel part of a collective that will attend to your pastoral care. It can be a bit demanding, (read: e-mail & flyer bombardment) but you feel more than just another number.
Living in Stephenson you don't really have to wander anywhere to get to the main academic facilities, and 9-5 this is really useful, but with Snow you may feel a little more on the periphery (but the area in between is quite professional).
The campus itself feels like a student village, isolated from Stockton. We have a river sweeping around one side, and to the south a grass rise that blocks out the railway line and Middlesbrough, making it feel like its own little place. I mention this only because it's a really noticeable change in atmosphere from the surrounding area that flatmates and I have commented on several times.
Stockton specifically, well really you should address Stockton and Middlesbrough as the divide seems to be the river. Stockton is a typical northern town - some nicer areas, some less nice areas. However, the actual High Street and town centre is, in my opinion, really pleasant. The people can, admittedly, seem a bit rough, but the style of buildings and the layout reminds me a lot of Harrogate or York. Middlesbrough on the other hand is slightly more industrial. A little harder to get to, it's a bit bigger and of course you'll travel through and to it frequently over the course of your med degree as it sites James Cook UH.
I hope this answers your question somewhat. Of course, I may appear very biased but that's because I am and it's a very subjective answer. Before I came, I was somewhat worried after reading some of the things said about the satellite nature of the campus and its situation in Stockton. Now that I'm here, well, I love it.
(I did spend the previous years of my education in Wolverhampton though, so there is that =P )