EX-99.J 2 pwccnsnt.txt CONSENT - INDEPENDENT REG. PUBLIC ACCTG. FIRM CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated October 26, 2005, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the August 31, 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders of Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc., which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights", and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm", in such Registration Statement. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts December 23, 2005